成語：守株待兔
成語 守株待兔 的故事
相傳在戰國時代宋國，有一個農民，日出而作，日入而息．遇到好年景，也不過剛剛吃飽穿暖；一遇災荒，可就要忍饑挨餓了．他想改善生活，但他太懶，膽子又特小，幹什麼都是又懶又怕，總想碰到送上門來的意外之財。
奇跡終於發生了。深秋的一天，他正在田里耕地，周圍有人在打獵。吆喝之聲四處起伏，受驚的小野獸沒命的奔跑。突然，有一隻兔子，不偏不倚，一頭撞死在他田邊的樹根上。
當天，他美美地飽餐了一頓。
從此，他便不再種地。一天到晚，守著那神奇的樹根，等著奇跡的出現。
成語“守株待兔”，比喻亡想不勞而得，或死守狹隘的經驗，不知變通。
StayingbyaStumpWaitingforMoreHaresToComeandDashThemselvesAgainstIt
Thisstorytookplacemorethan2,000yearsago,intheWarringStatesperiod（475-221B.C.）.TraditionhasitthatintheStateofSongatthattimetherewasamanwhowasfamousforstayingbyastumpwaitingfor
moreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit.
Hewasayongfarmer,andhisfamilyhadbeenfarmersforgenerations.Yearafteryearandgenerationaftergeneration,farmersusedtosowinspringandharvestinautumn,beginningtoworkatsunriseandretiringatsunset.Ingoodharvestyears,theycouldonlyhaveenoughfoodtoeatandenoughclothingtowear.Iftherewasafamineduetocropfailure,theyhadtogohungry.
Thisyoungfarmerwantedtoimprovehislife.Buthewastoolazyandtoocowardly.Beinglazyandcowardlyovereverything,heoftendreamedofhavingunexpectedblessings.
Amiracletookplaceatlast.Onedayinlateautumn,whenhewasploughinginthefield,twogroupsofpeoplewerehuntingnearby.Asshoutingswererisingoneafteranother,scaredhareswererunningdesperately.Suddenly,ablindharedasheditselfheadlongagainstthestumpofadeadtreeinhisfieldanddied.
Thatday,heatehisfill.
Fromthatdayon,henolongerwentinforfarmingagain.Frommorningtillnight,hestayedbythatmiraculousstump,waitingformiraclestotakeplaceagain.
Thisstorycomesfrom"TheFiveVermin"inTheWorksofHanFeizi.Latergenerationsoftenusethesetphrase"stayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit"toshowgrustingtochanceandwindfallsordreamingtoreapwithoutsowing.Itisalsousedtoshowadheringtonarrowexperiencesandnotbeingabletobeflexible.