Crying Horse: A Flawed Toy Warms People's Hearts
In the 2026 Spring Festival of the Year of the Horse, a "flawed" toy from a Yiwu factory becomes very popular online. It is made because of a small mistake by workers. When they made the horse toy, they sewed its mouth down instead of up. So the toy looks very sad and wronged, like it is crying. But this flawed toy becomes a famous "emotional toy" for netizens.
At first, this "sad-mouthed horse" is a flawed product in the factory. It should be thrown away. But a netizen takes a photo of it and posts it online. The words "It looks just like me when I am unhappy" touch many people’s hearts. For office workers, it looks like their tired feelings after working late. For students, it looks like their sadness after doing badly in exams. This not-perfect face has no happy smile, but it shows real feelings in life. It helps people let out their pressure. Netizens name it "Crying Horse" and make a fun word game "Ma Dao Cheng Gong" with it. The small mistake becomes a cute and special toy.
The factory owner finds this toy is loved by people quickly. In just 48 hours, they start more than 10 new production lines to make more Crying Horse toys. Many orders come in and they have to make toys until March 2026. But the factory says they will not raise the price, and it only sells for 25 yuan.
From a flawed toy to be loved by many people, the Crying Horse’s success shows the fast speed of Yiwu factories. It also tells us that modern people like to show their real feelings. This small flawed toy heals many people’s hearts. It tells us that life is not always perfect, and mistakes can bring nice surprises too.
阅读理解
1. Why is the Crying Horse made?
A. It is a perfect design.
B. It is a small mistake of workers.
C. It is a famous cartoon toy.
D. It is for a big festival show.
2. What does the Crying Horse look like?
A. Happy and smiling
B. Sad and wronged
C. Angry and loud
D. Excited and jumping
3. What does the factory do after the toy becomes popular?
A. Throw away all flawed toys
B. Start new lines to make more
C. Raise the price a lot
D. Stop making the toy
4. Why do people love the Crying Horse?
A. It is very cheap
B. It looks perfect
C. It touches people’s real feelings
D. It is a limited toy
5. What can we learn from the Crying Horse?
A. Flawed things must be thrown away
B. Perfect things are always the best
C. Imperfection can bring surprises
D. Mistakes are always bad
参考答案
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. C
词汇积累
1. flawed adj. 有瑕疵的
2. pressure n. 压力
3. factory n. 工厂
4. sew v. 缝制
5. heal v. 治愈
6. wronged adj. 委屈的
7. popular adj. 受欢迎的
8. netizen n. 网友
9. become popular 走红，变得受欢迎
10. throw away 扔掉，丢弃
12. post online 发到网上
13. touch one’s heart 触动某人的心
14. production line 生产线
15. raise the price 涨价
16.let out pressure 释放压力
17. It is made because of a small mistake by workers.
它是因为工人的一个小失误被制作出来的。
18. The words touch many people’s hearts.
这句话触动了很多人的心。
19. It helps people let out their pressure.
它帮助人们释放压力。
20. Life is not always perfect, and mistakes can bring nice surprises too.
生活并不总是完美的，错误也能带来美好的惊喜。
