TOO TALL HOUSES

寧靈

By Gianna Marino

繪本導讀

兔子和貓頭鷹不僅是一對好朋友，還是友好相處的鄰居呢。可是有一天，貓頭鷹把自己的房子加高了，遮擋住了兔子家的陽光。于是，兔子也把自己的房子加高了，這下貓頭鷹不樂意了！就這樣，他倆的那兩座小房子越建越高，都鉆到云里去了……最后，又會怎么樣？

你的身邊有這樣比來比去、比個不停的朋友或同學嗎？你自己有沒有跟別人“競爭”過？心情怎么樣呢？讀完繪本故事以后，不妨想一想，競爭和合作，究竟哪個會讓我們的生活更快樂、更有意義呢？

Rabbit and Owl lived in two small houses on top of a hill.

Rabbit liked to grow vegetables in the sun，and Owl enjoyed the view of the forest.

In the evening， they played under the twilight sky.

They were good neighbors and good friends.

Until one day ...

"Rabbit！ Your garden is growing too tall. I can't see the forest！"

"But what can I do？ " replied Rabbit. "I have to grow my food."

So Owl began to build his house taller.

Rabbit watched and chittered his teeth.

Rabbit built his house taller， too， and planted somevegetables on the roof.

But when Rabbit watered his plants， it made Owl veryangry！

So Owl built his house even taller.

"I want to be the tallest！" yelled Rabbit.

So Rabbit built his house even taller.

"Who do you think youare！" screeched Owl.

And he went to findmore twigs for his house.

And Rabbit went to fetchmore soil for his house.

And soon they had the tallest houses in the world.

"I can't carry water up my ladder！" cried Rabbit.

"And I can't see the forest，" said Owl.

The wind roared and bellowed ... and blew the too tallhouses into the air.

Crack！

"All I have left is a pile of dirt，" moaned Rabbit.

"My house is nothing but broken twigs，" sighed Owl.

Alone they had nothing， but together they had allthey needed ...

... to build a small house and live happily together.

【讀后拓展】

學會合作的Seven Tips：

1.Think win-win.尋求共贏，解決分歧，處理問題。

2.Be proactive.主動地發現問題，解決問題，為自己的行為負責。

3.Begin with the end in mind.設立目標并做出相應的計劃。

4.Put first things first.分辨輕重緩急，重要的事優先去做。

5.Synergize.學會賞識他人，看見別人的優點，在團體中謙虛友好。

6.Seek first to understand.多多傾聽，理解他人，換位思考。

7.Sharpen the saw.不斷地學習、提高自己。

（寧靈 摘編）