Teaching design of the sandpiper clam fight, the story and inspiration of the clam fight

"The Sandpiper and the Clam Fight" tells the story of the sandpiper and the mussel clamping each other down, not giving in to each other, but allowing the fisherman to profit from it, and warns people to weigh the gains and losses in doing things, not to only think about the good side for themselves, but to be humble to each other.

During the Warring States period, the Qin State was the strongest. It often uses its superiority to invade other weak countries. There is also often friction between weak countries.

Once, the state of Zhao claimed to attack the state of Yan. At that time, Su Qin, a famous lobbyist, had a younger brother named Su Dai, who was also very good at lobbying. Su Dai was entrusted by King Yan to go to Zhao to dissuade King Zhao from sending troops.

When he arrived in Handan, Su Dai met King Zhao Huiwen. King Zhao Huiwen knew that Su Dai was here as a lobbyist for Yan Kingdom, but he asked knowingly: Hey, Su Dai, what did you do from Yan Kingdom to our Zhao Kingdom?

Dear King, I'm here to tell you a story.

Storytelling? What story is he going to tell? King Zhao Huiwen couldn't help but be stunned in his heart.

Next, Sudai told the story he was going to tell.

He said that when he came to Zhao this time, when he passed by Yishui, he saw a mussel that was opening its double shell and basking in the sun by the river. Suddenly, a waterfowl flew and stretched out its long beak to peck at the flesh of the mussel. The mussel immediately pressed its shell shut and clamped the waterfowl's beak.

At this time, the water bird said to the mussels: It doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't rain today and tomorrow, you will die of sunburn. I'll eat your flesh when you're dead.

The mussel was not convinced, and it replied to the water bird: It doesn't matter, as long as your mouth can't be pulled out today, and tomorrow, you won't be able to live. Who eats whose meat, maybe it's anyone!

The two of them quarreled endlessly, and neither of them would give in.

While they were arguing, a fisherman came up. Without difficulty, the fisherman reached out and took them together.

Su Dai finished telling the above story, and then said to King Zhao Huiwen seriously: "Respected king, I heard that your country is going to send troops to attack Yan State. If the army is really sent, then, as a result of the competition between the two countries, I am afraid that the Qin State will be a fisherman.

Zhao Huiwen felt that Su Dai's words made sense, so he gave up his plan to attack Yan State.

The competition between the snipe and the clam comes from a story in "Warring States Policy: Yan Ce", which later evolved into an idiom: The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits. The metaphor is that the two sides are at loggerheads, and the third party benefits from it.

This story tells us to pay attention to the external situation when dealing with things, know how to weigh the gains and losses, resolve conflicts, and be humble to each other. Otherwise, if you only focus on competing with your own opponents, you will only lose both sides and benefit the third party.

One day, the weather was fine, the sun was shining on the earth, and a river mussel went ashore along the river, lying on the beach, opening its two mussel shells and basking in the sun leisurely.

At this time, a waterfowl named Sandpiper flew by the river. The sandpiper quietly landed on the mussel, gently walked to the side of the mussel, stretched out its long, pointed beak, and grabbed the mussel meat in the carapace.

As soon as the sandpiper bit the mussel meat, it suddenly closed the shell of the mussel and grinned tightly and clamped the long beak of the sandpiper.

The sandpiper was in a hurry and quickly shook its long beak to shake off the mussels. But the mussels were clamped so tightly that they couldn't shake them off at all. They each fought hard for a while, but neither the sandpiper nor the mussel would give in, and they were in a stalemate.

The two brigades quarreled. The sandpiper threatened the mussel and said, "If you don't open your carapace, if it doesn't rain today or tomorrow, you'll be sunburned here, and I'll see how long you can last."

Not to be outdone, the river mussel said: I won't let you go today, I won't let you go tomorrow, if you can't pull out your mouth, you will starve to death here and suffocate on this river beach, just like that, no one will let anyone in the sandpiper and the river mussel. Over time, they were both exhausted.

At this moment, an old fisherman passed by on his way home from fishing on the beach, and walked by on the beach. Seeing the scene of the sandpiper and the clam fighting, the fisherman thought it was very interesting. He crept forward, and, without much effort, grabbed both of them together, and took them away with joy.

[idiom]: Sandpiper and clam fight.

Pinyin]: yù bàng xiāng zhēng [Interpretation]: The provincial language for "snipe clam fighting, fisherman profiting". The metaphor is that the two sides are at loggerheads, and the third party benefits from it.

Usage] as a predicate, a definite; It is used to exhort people.

Structure] Complex sentence form.

Similar words] fishermen benefit, both lose, and profit from it.

Antonyms] complement each other and complement each other.

Idiom Story]:

A river mussel spreads its shell and basks in the sun on the river beach. A sandpiper walked past the mussel and stretched out its beak to peck at the mussel's flesh. The mussel hurriedly closed the two shells and clamped the sandpiper's beak tightly.

The sandpiper tried its best, but could not pull out its beak. The mussels can't get out of it, and they can't go back to the river. The mussels and the sandpiper quarreled.

The sandpiper urn said angrily: If it doesn't rain for a day or two, if there is no water, you can't go back to the river, you will always die! The river mussel also said angrily

If I don't let you go, a day, two days later, yours'If you can't pull out your mouth, you don't want to live, you will starve to death! The mussels and the sandpiper quarreled non-stop, and no one let anyone. Then a fisherman happened to pass by and caught them both.

Now it is used as a metaphor for the two sides holding each other, and as a result, both sides lose, allowing the third party to benefit.