Sama Gwang (司馬光) was a historian, scholar, and high chancellor during the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279). The Chinese pronunciation of his name is Sima Guang. Sama (司馬) was his 2-character family name, and Gwang (光) was his given name. You can read more about Sama Gwang HERE.
The following passage describes something Sama Gwang did as a child that made people realize he was no ordinary child.
司(사)馬(마)光(광)幼(유) 與(여)群(군)兒(아)戲(희) 一(일)兒(아)墜(추)大(대)水(수)甕(옹)中(중)已(이)沒(몰) 群(군)兒(아)驚(경)走(주) 不(불)能(능)救(구)光(광)取(취)石(석)破(파)甕(옹)兒(아)得(득)出(출) 人(인)知(지)其(기)智(지)不(불)凡(범).
When Sama Gwang (司馬光) was a child (幼), he, with (與) a group of (群) children (兒), was playing (戲) when one (一) child (兒) fell (墜) into (中) a big (大) water (水) jar (甕) and had already (已) sunk below the surface (沒). The group (群) of children (兒) were afraid (驚) and ran away (走), so they could not (不能) save (救) him. Gwang (光) picked up (取) a rock (石) and broke (破) the jar (甕) so the child (兒) could (得) get out (出). People (人) realized (知) his (其) wisdom (智) was not (不) ordinary (凡).
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