唐朝有位詩人叫李白，
年少時貪玩讀書不認真。
一天李白逃學到野外，
路見一位婆婆在磨針。
那婆婆手持一根大鐵棍，
蘸溪水大青石上磨得緊。
小李白見此情景心納悶，
問婆婆哪年才能磨成針？
李白話兒未落音，
老太太答話笑吟吟：
“天下無難事，
隻怕有心人。
莫看這根鐵棒粗，
磨去一分少一分。”
說完婆婆無蹤影，
李白才知遇仙人。
從那後李白記住仙人話，
上學讀書最用心。
後來成為大詩人，
故事流傳到如今。
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。