好书分享 －－最近读到的最感动我的亲子故事

Mylittlelover

这本书其实挺不起眼的，是上周和闺女去图书馆抱回的一厚摞书里面最后一个轮到被读的，可是读的时候读着读着突然觉得好感动，第二天再读，还是很感动。当时就想发上来和大家分享的，网上搜了一大圈也没找到中文版。又翻了翻，发现是08年才出版的，想来还没有译本呢。

选了些图发上来，意境是肯定不如原书了，不过好过没有。其实我知道不应该拍下来的，但实在很想和大家分享这本好书，所以思来想去还是忍不住发了，从尊重原作者的角度出发，n天以后我会删贴，大家要看的抓紧，或者自己买，图书馆借，都可以。

我觉得和那本感动全世界的GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU一样好看。

开始发了哦，我就不挖坑了，没完前请勿插队哈，否则请自觉自裁。(paopaobing(32))



作者： Randy Cecil

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Duck was a carousel animal who longed to fly. She knew her carved wooden wings were not made for flying. But she couldn’t stop thinking about it, even when the carousel was whirling around.

At night, after the crowds had gone home and the amusement park was quiet, duck would leave her place on the carousel. She loved to watch real ducks soar across the sky.



She would lie down on the cobblestones and look up at the stars. She wondered how close flying ducks could get to the stars.

And when duck fell asleep, she dreamed she was among them.



Then one spring day, everything changed.

A little lost duckling ambled through the front gate and walked right up to the Duck.




What’s this? Wondered duck.

It had a bill like a duck and feet like a duck.
But she had never seen such a small duck before, or one so yellow and fuzzy.

She picked up the tiny thing to consider it more closely. “Are you a duck?” she asked. “Quack!” said Duckling.

From that moment on, Duck and Duckling were always together:



They laughed together.

They played together.

They even dreamed the same dreams together.

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As time passed, Duckling’s yellow fuzz turned into beautiful white feathers and his little wings began to look like flying ducks’ wings.
Soon he was mastering real duck things like shoveling through the mud for bugs.

But he showed no signs of flying.
If Duckling was ever going to fly, Duck decided she would have to teach him.

So they began Duckling’s training.



In the mornings, they worked on jumping. A good jump is essential for takeoff.

Next came flapping practice. Anyone will tell you how important flapping is to flying.

Then Duck would help Duckling climb up on her back so Duckling could feel the wind on his wings as the carousel turned.


There were wonderful moments when it looked like Duckling might take off and fly straight up to the clouds.



But he never quite did.

Duck knew it was time to find the ones who could teach Duckling what she could not.

So Duck strapped Duckling tightly to her back with her scarf and set off in search of real ducks.

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She walked and walked. Then suddenly she saw them – a group of ducks floating in a stream.

“Now remember to be polite,” she said to Duckling as she straightened some of his new feathers. “You’re going to do fine.”

But when she looked for the ducks again, they were gone.



“Wait!” Duck cried as she raced to the top of a hill. The real flying ducks were high in the sky, heading south. What if they never found them again? How would Duckling learn to fly?

Then something magical happened.

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They were flying! Sort of.

Duckling was flying, but actually they were sinking more than they were flying.



Duck was just too heavy for Duckling.

As they sank lower and lower, Duck realized what she had to do......


She freed herself from the scarf.

Right away, Duckling went up.

And duck went down.



Up, up, up went Duckling.

Down, Down, down went Duck. 看到这里我以为鸭子要死了，感动的不行了，不过好在童话就是童话。


Duck kept going until she hit the ground and skidded to a stop. She looked up just in time to see Duckling taking his place among the other real ducks.



A moment later they were gone.


Duck limped back home to the amusement park, alone and scarfless, to face the long winter ahead.



And a long winter it was.

It snowed and snowed.

It snowed so much, Duck almost disappointed.

But finally, spring returned. The snow melted away, and Duck was awakened by the bright sun.

The real ducks were returning, too.

But Duck no longer wanted to watch them fly. It was flying that had taken Duckling away from her.



Duck sat at the edge of the carousel and lowered her head. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw something…..

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It was a real flying duck. But not just any duck.

The one was wearing Duck’s scarf and flying right toward her.

“Duckling!” she cried.

“Quack!” said Duckling.



“Let me look at you!” said Duck. “You are all grown up.” Duckling preened as Duck patted his head and smoothed his tail feathers.

All that day they laughed together

And played together, just as they had so many times before.



As night came, Duckling prepared to leave again with his flock. But first, Duckling helped Duck climb up on his back.



And finally, Duck knew what it was to fly.

--- END ---

读到最后一句的时候，眼睛有一点点湿了。

不知道怎么的，我会想起前几天小D妈的那个热贴，那个让无数爸爸妈妈焦虑的帖子。

如果我们正在演绎的所有的故事都是HAPPY ENDING，该多好！ :)

采薇

终于等到发完了。看了很感动，谢谢分享。明天补分。

海登堡宝

上次在图书馆看到这本书的。像借来着，　没带借书证。

花生

很感人的故事，谢谢小爱，一个字一个字的敲上来。

梅花香

我都想买一本，能经常拿出来读读。

旋木

感谢爱版和我们分享好书，辛苦了

第一名

绘图灰蒙蒙的背景给故事添了更多的惆怅

清凉

这本书我也给孩子们读过的。真的是很温暖的故事。

redappleau

很感人,画面也很美,下次也去图书馆借来看.

CST

很好，谢谢分享！

Tasmanzhu

我记得有一本中文的儿童图书,大约也是说这样的一个故事,没细看,应该不完全一样.

清凉

昨天太晚了，没来得及再说。

这本书，母亲为了成就孩子的展翅飞行，而心甘情愿的选择坠落。结果也就是换的在自由飞翔途中的孩子的偶一回顾。小爱MM读后是感动。而我，读后却甚觉悲凉。为了那母亲。

缓缓

类似的书给小D读过好多，私心地说，希望孩子读了以后，能更懂得爱，有一天他也愿意背着我飞。

但是，真的等到他长大，等到他愿意背我的时候，我可能也会选择坠落。

maribel

很感人。不过不知道小孩子能否明白其中的涵义？

绿茶

大家给小朋友讲故事，是讲英文，还是中文阿？

我常常拿着英文书，还是讲地中文，很迷惑

旋木

如果是中文书就讲中文，英文书就讲英文，还是原汁原味的好

绿茶

谢谢旋版，小朋友还不会英文阿

旋木

那一开始，讲那些图画多字少，贴进生活的英文书，说一遍英文， 再用中文解释一次，是不是也是学习英文的好办法呢?

Mylittlelover

我说感动，是因为鸭妈妈选择放手，因为她很清楚如果她不放手，也许她的宝宝永远都不知道自己能飞。

做理想妈妈的心态，也许放手就是结束，人生最欣慰的事就是亲手放飞自己的孩子，知道TA有能力过得好。

至于他回不回顾，大多数时间我们是不能要求更多的。

原帖由 清凉 于 2009-7-15 10:43 发表
昨天太晚了，没来得及再说。

这本书，母亲为了成就孩子的展翅飞行，而心甘情愿的选择坠落。结果也就是换的在自由飞翔途中的孩子的偶一回顾。小爱MM读后是感动。而我，读后却甚觉悲凉。为了那母亲。

绿茶

是哦，这样也可以学习英文。

回家试试，就是怕咱的发音不准阿。

Mylittlelover

原帖由 D妈妈 于 2009-7-15 10:54 发表
类似的书给小D读过好多，私心地说，希望孩子读了以后，能更懂得爱，有一天他也愿意背着我飞。

但是，真的等到他长大，等到他愿意背我的时候，我可能也会选择坠落。

选择坠落是不愿意成为孩子的包袱？

如果我是那只鸭子，孩子回来偶尔带着我飞一下，那还是蛮享受的，但如果他要一直带着我飞，我还不乐意呢。

Mylittlelover

原帖由 maribel 于 2009-7-15 11:32 发表
很感人。不过不知道小孩子能否明白其中的涵义？

不能。

但是好故事每隔一段时间拿出来读，孩子都会有不同的认识。

旋木

那刚好成为妈妈学好英文的动力。如果有什么单词吃不准发音，可以去网上查发声字典， 和孩子共同学习:)

Mylittlelover

原帖由 旋木 于 2009-7-15 12:13 发表
那一开始，讲那些图画多字少，贴进生活的英文书，说一遍英文， 再用中文解释一次，是不是也是学习英文的好办法呢?

我给萱萱讲的时候也是这样的，边讲边看她的反应，一些简单的句子，她能听懂的，我就直接英文一遍过，复杂的，就读一遍英文，再用中文解释一遍。

清凉

原帖由 Mylittlelover 于 2009-7-15 12:16 发表
我说感动，是因为鸭妈妈选择放手，因为她很清楚如果她不放手，也许她的宝宝永远都不知道自己能飞。

做理想妈妈的心态，也许放手就是结束，人生最欣慰的事就是亲手放飞自己的孩子，知道TA有能力过得好。

至于他 ...

放手这方面，我和小爱观点一致。
只不过，当时看此书时，让我想起那些含辛茹苦自我牺牲的父母们，到头来孩子们早就自己富贵荣华了，不知道还记不记得常回家看看。
呵呵，联想过头了，打住。希望别歪了小爱MM的楼。:)

[ 本帖最后由 清凉 于 2009-7-15 14:25 编辑 ]