唐朝有位诗人叫李白，
年少时贪玩读书不认真。
一天李白逃学到野外，
路见一位婆婆在磨针。
那婆婆手持一根大铁棍，
蘸溪水大青石上磨得紧。
小李白见此情景心纳闷，
问婆婆哪年才能磨成针？
李白话儿未落音，
老太太答话笑吟吟：
“天下无难事，
只怕有心人。
莫看这根铁棒粗，
磨去一分少一分。”
说完婆婆无踪影，
李白才知遇仙人。
从那后李白记住仙人话，
上学读书最用心。
后来成为大诗人，
故事流传到如今。
Grind an Iron Rod Into a Needle
In the Tang Dynasty（618—907A。D。）there was a poet named Li Bai。In his childhood he was naughty and didn't work hard on his studies。One day he played hookey out on a road and saw a granny grinding an iron rod into a needle。The old woman was holding a thick iron rod，dipped it in the water and ground it on a huge stone。
Li Bai was quite puzzled at the very sight，and asked how long would it take her to grind it into a needle。Without waiting for Li Bai's words to trail away，the granny replied with a smile：“There's nothing too hard in the world，if you put your heart into it。Although the iron rod is a bit too thick，yet as long as you grind it，it will get less and less。”
With these words the old woman disappeared，and Li Bai then knew he had met a fairy。From that day on Li Bai kept in mind the granny's words，and worked on his studies whole-heartedly。Later he became a great poet，and the story is passed down to the present。
