《小儿垂钓》是唐代诗人胡令能所写的一首七言绝句。此诗描写一个小孩子在水边聚精会神钓鱼的情景。诗人通过描写典型细节，极其传神地再现了儿童那种认真、天真的童心和童趣。前两句叙述、描写，从外形着笔，是实写；后两句诗侧重神态来写。全诗从形神两方面刻画了垂钓小儿栩栩如生的形象，言辞流畅，清新活泼，寥寥数语便绘出一幅童趣盎然的图画，颇具生活情趣。

《小儿垂钓》 胡令能

蓬头稚子学垂纶，侧坐莓台草映身。
路人借问遥招手，怕得鱼惊不应人。

A Fishing Child
by Hu Lingneng

Sitting there casually on a waterside lea,
A child with disheveled hair are learning to fish.
Answering a stranger's inquiry, it just waves,
For fear that its vocal answer'll scare fish away.