The background of the scarecrow, the purpose, the conception, the strategy

Ye Shengtao (October 28, 1894, February 16, 1988) lived most of the author's life in an era of war and displacement. This article expresses the suffering of working people against this dark background, and at the same time pins on the author's deep compassion.

In Ye Shengtao's pen, the scarecrow stands alone in the field, witnessing people's suffering but unable to do anything, which is the epitome of the social reality of that era.

This book selects Ye Shengtao's representative children's literature, "Scarecrow" and "Thrush" are models that reflect human suffering, "Silkworm and Ants" and "The Family Affairs of the Moon Girl" tell what is a meaningful life, "Bird Words and Beasts"** What is lowly and what is noble, "Night Talk of Books" allows us to see the purpose of reading for different people, and "Mrs. Bear Kindergarten" thinks about where education should go......

These profound topics all present another emotion in Ye Shengtao's relaxed and humorous pen, which is both relaxed and witty and thought-provoking.

In addition, the language of the article is easy to understand, has a strong practical educational significance, is encouraging to read, and inspires people to forge ahead, and is the best work in modern Chinese children's literature.

Background of creation

In 1919, Ye Shengtao participated in the "Xinchao Society", a student organization of Peking University supported by Li Dazhao and Lu Xun, and in 1921, he organized and initiated the "Literature Research Society" with Zheng Zhenduo, Mao Dun and others. In September 1921, Zheng Zhenduo wrote the "Children's World Declaration" to introduce the purpose and content classification of the weekly magazine he was about to edit, and it was launched in January 1922.

In 1980, Ye Shengtao recalled his fairy tale creation and said that he had written fairy tales since the first article "Little White Boat" on November 15, 1921, and Mr. Zheng Zhenduo, the editor-in-chief of "Children's World", asked him to provide manuscripts. "Children's World" was published once a week, and by June 1922, when "Scarecrow" was finished, Ye Shengtao had written a total of 23 fairy tales, all of which were published in "Children's World Banquet Rolling World".

When Ye Shengtao wrote Yu Yu's "Scarecrow", China was divided by princes and surrounded by foreign powers, especially Japan and Russia, all of whom were eyeing China and wanted to swallow China into their stomachs.

The Scarecrow is a modern Chinese fairy tale published by Ye Shengtao in 1922. Through the sights and thoughts of a compassionate and powerless scarecrow, it truly describes the ups and downs of the Chinese countryside in the twentieth century, and shows the suffering of the working people at that time.

There was an old woman who had a scarecrow in her field, and the scarecrow guarded the rice field for him. However, the moth laid down on the leaves. The old woman didn't see the leaves rolled up.

The meat worm ate all the rice, and the scarecrow warned the old lady, but the old lady did not know. When the scarecrow saw that the fisherwoman and the crucian carp were pitiful, and that he could not help them, he fell down sadly.

In 1919, Ye Shengtao participated in the "Xinchao Society", a student organization of Peking University supported by Li Dazhao and Lu Xun, and in 1921, he organized and initiated the "Literature Research Society" with Zheng Zhenduo, Mao Dun and others. In September 1921, Zheng Zhenduo wrote the "Children's World Declaration" to introduce the purpose and content classification of the weekly magazine he was about to edit, and it was launched in January 1922. In 1980, Ye Shengtao recalled his fairy tale creation and said that he began to write fairy tales from the first article "Little White Boat" on November 15, 1921, and Mr. Zheng Zhenduo, the editor-in-chief of "Children's World", asked him to provide manuscripts.

When Ye Shengtao wrote "Scarecrow", China was divided by the princes of the socks and nuclear inside, and the foreign powers, especially Japan and Russia, were all eyeing China and wanting to swallow China into their stomachs.

Ye Shengtao (formerly known as Ye Shaojun, born in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Famous author, educator, home, publisher and social activist. After graduating from high school in 1912, due to his poor family, he began to work as a primary school teacher and engaged in literary creation.

Before the May Fourth Movement, he participated in the "Xinchao Society" supported by Li Dazhao and Lu Xun. In 1921, together with Shen Yanbing and Zheng Zhenduo, he initiated the organization of the "Literature Research Association" to advocate the literary concept of "for life", and founded the first poetry magazine "Poetry" in China's new literary circle with Zhu Ziqing and others. He has published many works that reflect the painful life and tragic fate of the people, and published China's earliest collection of fairy tales "Scarecrow" and ** collections "Diaphragm" and "Fire".