阿Ā南nán西xī和hé智zhì慧huì

很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián，人rén们men什shén么me都dōu不bù知zhī道dào。他tā们men不bù知zhī道dào怎zěn么me耕gēng田tián织zhī布bù，也yě不bù知zhī道dào怎zěn么me制zhì造zào铁tiě器qì。天tiān上shàng的de尼Ní亚yà美měi神shén把bǎ世shì界jiè所suǒ有yǒu的de智zhì慧huì都dōu藏cáng在zài一yī个gè砂shā锅guō里lǐ面miàn。

Long long ago people didn’t know anything. They didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to weave cloth, or how to make iron tools. The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the world. He kept it safe in a clay pot.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，尼Ní亚yà美měi决jué定dìng把bǎ藏cáng有yǒu智zhì慧huì的de砂shā锅guō交jiāo给gěi蜘zhī蛛zhū神shén阿Ā南nán西xī。每měi当dāng阿Ā南nán西xī揭jiē开kāi砂shā锅guō往wǎng里lǐ看kàn，他tā就jiù会huì学xué到dào新xīn的de东dōng西xi。他tā感gǎn到dào很hěn兴xīng奋fèn！

One day, Nyame decided that he would give the pot of wisdom to Anansi. Every time Anansi looked in the clay pot, he learned something new. It was so exciting!

贪tān心xīn的de阿Ā南nán西xī跟gēn自zì己jǐ说shuō，“我wǒ把bǎ砂shā锅guō安ān放fàng在zài树shù顶dǐng上shàng，那nà样yàng所suǒ有yǒu的de智zhì慧huì就jiù都dōu只zhǐ属shǔ于yú我wǒ了le！”所suǒ以yǐ，他tā织zhī出chū了le一yī条tiáo长cháng长cháng的de丝sī线xiàn，把bǎ砂shā锅guō牢láo牢láo地de拴shuān住zhù，然rán后hòu把bǎ丝sī线xiàn的de另lìng一yī端duān系jì在zài自zì己jǐ的de肚dù子zi上shàng。他tā开kāi始shǐ往wǎng那nà棵kē树shù上shàng爬pá，可kě是shì砂shā锅guō总zǒng是shì撞zhuàng到dào他tā的de腿tuǐ，爬pá起qǐ来lai很hěn辛xīn苦kǔ。

Greedy Anansi thought, “I’ll keep the pot safe at the top of a tall tree. Then I can have it all to myself!” He spun a long thread, wound it round the clay pot, and tied it to his stomach. He began to climb the tree. But it was hard climbing the tree with the pot bumping him in the knees all the time.

阿Ā南nán西xī的de儿ér子zi在zài树shù底dǐ下xia看kàn到dào了le一yī切qiè。他tā跟gēn阿Ā南nán西xī说shuō，“把bǎ砂shā锅guō扛káng在zài背bèi上shàng不bù就jiù容róng易yì了le吗ma？”于yú是shì阿Ā南nán西xī就jiù试shì着zhe把bǎ砂shā锅guō扛káng在zài背bèi上shàng，果guǒ然rán容róng易yì很hěn多duō。

All the time Anansi’s young son had been standing at the bottom of the tree watching. He said, “Wouldn’t it be easier to climb if you tied the pot to your back instead?” Anansi tried tying the clay pot full of wisdom to his back, and it really was a lot easier.

阿Ā南nán西xī很hěn快kuài就jiù爬pá到dào树shù顶dǐng上shàng。可kě是shì他tā突tū然rán想xiǎng到dào一yī个gè问wèn题tí：“拥yōng有yǒu所suǒ有yǒu智zhì慧huì的de人rén应yīng该gāi是shì我wǒ，可kě是shì刚gāng才cái我wǒ儿ér子zi居jū然rán比bǐ我wǒ还hái聪cōng明ming！”阿Ā南nán西xī气qì得de差chà点diǎn跳tiào起qǐ来lai了le，一yī气qì之zhī下xià竟jìng把bǎ砂shā锅guō扔rēng到dào树shù下xià。

In no time he reached the top of the tree. But then he stopped and thought, “I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, and here my son was cleverer than me!” Anansi was so angry about this that he threw the clay pot down out of the tree.

砂shā锅guō一yī落luò地dì就jiù碎suì成chéng小xiǎo片piàn。砂shā锅guō碎suì了le，所suǒ有yǒu的de智zhì慧huì也yě跑pǎo了le出chū来lai，大dà家jiā可kě以yǐ自zì由yóu分fēn享xiǎng了le。就jiù是shì这zhè样yàng，世shì上shàng的de人rén们men才cái学xué会huì如rú何hé耕gēng田tián、如rú何hé织zhī布bù，如rú何hé打dǎ铁tiě做zuò铁tiě器qì，还hái有yǒu所suǒ有yǒu现xiàn在zài人rén会huì做zuò的de一yī切qiè。

It smashed into pieces on the ground. The wisdom was free for everyone to share. And that is how people learned to farm, to weave cloth, to make iron tools, and all the other things that people know how to do.