There are poor people and rich people in the world. Neither poverty nor wealth is the most important thing. It is important that both the poor and the rich should have strong confidence in life and the courage to overcome difficulties, and at the same time know the truth of contentment.

As the saying goes: people die for wealth, birds die for food. There are many greedy people like Dalin in this world. They can give up everything for money and will never be satisfied. In fact, everyone has desires, but we can't let them grow indefinitely.

Content description

Dalin and Kobayashi is one of the best national fairy tales in China in the 20th century. Its unique conception, exaggerated technique, bold imagination and tortuous plot make people fondle admiringly and easily attracted. Dalin and Kobayashi is the second realistic fairy tale milestone in the history of modern literature in China after Ye Shengtao's Scarecrow. ?

Dalin and Xiaolin are twins. Dalin was lazy, became a parasite and finally starved to death in a pile of gold. Xiaolin is brave and upright, and has grown into a promising boy. This story exposes the ignorance and shamelessness of the ruling class in the old society and their cruel oppression of the working people. At the same time, it wrote the indomitable struggle of working people for the pursuit of light.

Although this is a fairy tale written before liberation, today's children have no sense of distance when reading it. Various characters in the book, such as Dalin, Kobayashi, Miss Crocodile, Pingping Fox, Pippi the Gentleman and the Dog, Princess Rose, Sige, etc., are vividly portrayed, and it is a book worthy of being put on the shelf by every child.

The influence of the work

In April, 2020, the book was selected into the Reading Guidance Catalogue for Primary and Secondary School Students in the Development Center of Basic Education Curriculum and Textbooks of the Ministry of Education (2020 Edition). ?

Brief introduction of the author

Zhang Tianyi (1906― 1985), the author of Dalin and Kobayashi, is a modern novelist and children's literature writer. Most of his works, such as People's Literature, are satirical, with lively and fresh writing and spicy style. Children's literature works such as Dalin and Kobayashi, Luo's Story, The Secret of the Treasure Gourd, The Bald King, etc.