Fight with flood
Dayu (大禹) was a leader of a tribe (部落). He loves his people and always tries his best to protect (保护) them.
One day, a flood came and broke a dam (大坝). Dayu went to fight the flood. Different from his father, Dayu didn’t build new dams. He widened the river courses (加宽河道). He also built new river courses. In this way, more water could go through and flow into the sea. There was no more flood problem.
This is not easy work at all. It took 13 years and 20, 000 workers to do it. Dayu worked very hard every day. During the years, Dayu passed by his house three times. But he never went inside. He didn’t want his family to take his time and mind (心思) away from the work.
Dayu then became the hero of people. He also helped homeless people build new houses. People admired (敬仰) Dayu very much and made him the new king. After that, Dayu built Xia. It was the first dynasty (朝代) in Chinese history.
【小题1】What was Dayu like?【小题2】How did Dayu fight the flood?
【小题3】How many times did Dayu pass by his house?
【小题4】Why didn’t Dayu go inside his house?
【小题5】Do you think Dayu is a hero? Why or Why not?
