司马光（1019～1086），北宋时期著名政治家、史学家、散文家。

      有一次，司马光跟小伙伴们在后院里玩耍。院子里有一口大水缸，有个小孩爬到缸沿上玩，一不小心，掉到缸里。缸大水深，眼看那孩子快要没顶了。别的孩子们一见出了事，吓得边哭边喊，跑到外面向大人求救。司马光却急中生智，从地上捡起一块大石头，使劲向水缸砸去，“砰！”水缸破了，缸里的水流了出来，被淹在水里的小孩也得救了。小小的司马光遇事沉着冷静，从小就是一副小大人模样。这就是流传至今“司马光砸缸”的故事。这件偶然的事件使小司马光出了名，东京和洛阳有人把这件事画成图画，广泛流传。

      英文版：
      On one occasion, Sima Guang with smaller partners in the back yard to play. The yard has a large water tanks, have a child climb along the upper tank to play, accidentally, fell into the tank factory. Large cylinder depth, saw the child had drowned soon. I see other children into trouble scared weeping, shouting, went outside for help for adults. Sima Guang from the ground to pick up a big rock, hard to hit a water tank to go, "Bang!" Broke a water tank, water out of flooded kids in the water saved.