Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant 曹冲称象
作者: 赵振涵
Long long ago, there was a clever boy named Cao Chong. He was a son of a famous leader named Cao Cao. One day, Cao Cao received a special gift: an elephant! He wanted to know how much the elephant weighed, but no one could figure it out.
Cao Chong had an idea. He said, “I know how to do it!” He asked people to lead the elephant onto a big boat and mark the water level. After they led the elephant off, they filled the boat with stones until the water reached the same mark. Then, they weighed the stones and found out the elephant’s weight!
Everyone was amazed by Cao Chong’s clever idea. This story shows us the power of using our minds to solve problems.
(指导老师:周智)