Maisy’s Christmas Eve梅西的圣誕夜

繪本導讀

Jingle bells， jingle bells， jingle all the way ... 當這歡快的旋律響起時，圣誕節就到來啦！圣誕節真是全世界孩子們都喜愛的節日，尤其是在圣誕夜，他們多么期待白胡子圣誕老人乘坐著麋鹿拉的雪橇，把自己心心念念的禮物送來啊！當然，圣誕節聚會、美味的圣誕大餐和愉快的時光，也統統值得期待。

你瞧，梅西和伙伴們就是這樣過圣誕夜的：豐盛的美食堆滿了桌子，屋子被彩帶和圣誕樹裝飾一新，就連禮物也都包好了，可是——大象Eddie究竟在哪里呢？于是在這個雪夜，一場營救行動開始了……

Snow fell on Christmas Eve.

Snow fell on Maisys house.

Snow fell on Charleys house.

Snow fell on Cyrils house.

Snow fell on Tallulahs house.

Snow fell on Eddie！

He was on his way to see Maisy.

Everyone was invited to Maisys house for Christmas.

Flip-flap！ Cyril went on snowshoes and got there slowly.

Swoosh！ Swoosh！ Charley and Tallulah went by sledge and got there quickly.

Plod-plop！

Eddie walked ... and got stuck in the snow！

At Maisys house the

snow fell thick and fast.

And it was ... COLD！

The friends hurried in to keep warm by the fireside.

Everyone got ready for Christmas.

But where was Eddie？

They made mince pies， wrapped presents and put up paper chains.

But where was Eddie？

All together they decorated the Christmas tree.

But where was Eddie？

They all went out to look for him.

They found a shed covered in snow.

They found a bush covered in snow.

They found snow covered in snow ...

And at last they found Eddie.

Hooray！

But poor Eddie was stuck in the snow！

One， two， three ... pull！

One， two， three ... push！

Oh， dear， Eddie was still stuck！

Then Maisy had an idea.

She fetched the tractor.

One， two， three ... Pop！

That evening， everyone gathered around the tree to celebrate.

Then the five friends sang Christmas carols together ...

And Eddie sang the loudest of all！

怎么樣？小老鼠Maisy和松鼠Cycil、鱷魚Charley、小雞Tallulah、大象Eddie之間的溫馨故事，是不是讓你想到了你的好朋友們呢？正是因為每一個故事都生動得像我們自己親身經歷一般，所以Maisy現在可以說是世界上最受歡迎的小老鼠了。這個系列的繪本作品在全球熱賣超過三千萬冊，獲得的國際獎項更是難以計數。讓我們跟隨Maisy一起進入趣味盎然的英文繪本世界吧！

（寧靈/摘編）