1. Sima Guang smashed the vat

When Sima Guang was a child, he was playing in the backyard with his friends. There was a large water tank in the yard. A child climbed up to play on the edge of the tank and accidentally fell into the water tank. The water in the tank was so big that the child was almost submerged.

When the other children saw that something had happened, they were so frightened that they cried and shouted and ran outside to ask for help from adults. However, Sima Guang was so anxious that he picked up a big stone from the ground and threw it at the water tank. With a "bang" sound, the water tank broke and the water in the tank flowed out. The child who was drowned in the water was also saved.

The little Sima Guang is calm and calm in situations, smart and clever, and has looked like a little adult since he was a child. This accidental incident made little Sima Guang famous. Someone in Tokyo and Luoyang painted the incident into a picture, which was widely circulated.

2. Kuang Heng cut through walls to steal light

Kuang Heng was diligent and studious, but there were no candles at home. There was a candle in the neighbor's house, but the light couldn't shine into his house, so Kuang Heng cut a hole in the wall to attract the light from the neighbor's house, so that the light could shine on the books for reading. There was a wealthy family in the county who was illiterate, but was wealthy and had many books.

Kuang Heng went to his house to work as a hired worker, but he didn’t want any reward. The master felt very strange and asked him why he was like this. He said: "I hope to read all the master's books." The master was deeply impressed after hearing this, and lent Kuang Heng the book (to finance Kuang Heng with the book). So Kuang Heng became a great scholar of his generation.

3. Edison's first experiment

When Edison was young, he often went to the mill of his neighbor Muir Winchester's home. One day, he saw Winchester using a balloon to test a flying device in the Winchester family's mill. This experiment fascinated Edison. He thought that if a person's stomach is full of air, he will definitely rise. God.

A few days later, Edison mixed several chemical raw materials together and gave it to his father's helper Michael Oates. Edison told Michael Oates that people would fly after eating this kind of food. Oates almost fainted after taking the "flying agent" prepared by Edison.

Edison was whipped by his father and alerted by parents of children, who advised their children not to play with Edison and to stay away from him.

4. Washington cut down the cherry tree

Washington was the first president of the United States. When he was a child, he cut down two of his father's cherry trees. His father came back and was very angry.

He thought to himself, "If I find out who cut down my tree, I'm going to give him a good beating." His father asked around. When he asked his son, Washington began to cry. "I cut down your tree!" Washington confessed.

The father picked up his son and said: "I am such a smart boy. I would rather lose a hundred trees than listen to your lies."

5. Liu Che's Golden House Hidden Jiao

Empress Chen, nicknamed Gjiao, was originally the niece of Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi. She was born sweet, charming and charming. One day, her mother took her into the palace. Liu Che, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty (the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), was also playing, so she picked up Liu Che and asked, "Can I marry Sister Gillian to you?"

Although Gillian is older than Liu Che, Liu Che has lived in the palace for a long time and often plays with Gillian. Seeing that his eldest sister has bright teeth and bright eyes, and is good at playing with children, he replied without any consideration: "Okay! If Sister Gillian marries me, I will build a golden house and hide her inside!" Princess Guan Tao, the mother of Chen Gillian, was overjoyed and persuaded Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty to make Liu Che his heir.

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