《小马过河》这本课外书一共有124页。书中讲述了小马母亲为了找到草原的水源而带着小马过河，途中遇到了各种困难和挑战。通过小马母子的努力和顽强生命力，最终成功寻找到了水源。这本书的情节生动，富有启示性，对于培养孩子的意志力和生存能力有着重要意义。同时，这本书也让读者了解到大自然的美妙和珍贵，让人深刻反思人类应该怎样保护和爱护我们赖以生存的地球。
How a Colt Crossed the River
One day, a colt took a bag of wheat to the mill. As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, “Aunt Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?” The cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just knee high.
The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down fron a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, “Colt, stop! You’ll drown! One of my friends drowned just yesterday in the river.” Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mum.
He told his mum his experience on the way. His mother said, “My child, don’t always listen to others. You’d better go and try yourself. Then you’ll know what to do.” Later, at the river,the squirrel stopped the colt again. “Little horse, it’s too dangerous!” “No, I want to try myself,” answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully.
You see, real knowledge comes from practice.