叶圣陶先生写于1929年9月的童话《古代英雄的石像》,在五十年代初一度选入初中语文课本,时隔三十来年再度入选,十分有益。童话作为一种特殊的文学体裁,既富于想象,又多兼拟人手法,符合儿童的心理特点,深为少年学生喜闻乐见。它同其他文学体裁的作品一样,以艺术形象反映社会现实生活,通过感性材料唤发学生盎然的学习兴趣,并吸引着学生去挖掘故事情节里的寓 Mr. Ye Shengtao wrote in the fairy tale “The Stone Statue of Ancient Heroes” in September 1929. At the beginning of the 1950s, he once selected junior high school language textbooks. He was re-elected 30 years later, which is very helpful. As a special kind of literary genre, fairy tales are full of imagination, and they also serve as human tactics. They are in line with the psychological characteristics of children and are deeply loved by young students. Like other literary genres, it reflects the real life of society in an artistic image, evokes the students’ interest in learning through sensuous materials, and attracts students to dig out the stories in the storyline.