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Winne-the-Pooh(《小熊維尼噗》)——靈感來自作家兒子羅賓和他的玩偶熊維尼噗,可別以為小熊叫做維尼(Winnie),羅賓強調,他最愛的小熊叫做維尼噗(Winnie-the-Pooh)!小熊維尼噗(有的時候也稱作小噗)住在百畝森林(Hundred Acre Wood)中,森林裡有瑞比(Rabbit)、小豬(Piglet)、屹耳(Eeyore)等小動物。這些森林動物歡樂無比的故事是這樣開始的:
「小男孩羅賓一隻手牽著小熊玩偶走下樓梯,小熊腦袋瓜著地,想著應該還有更舒適的下樓方式吧。小熊維尼噗偶爾會和羅賓一起坐在壁爐前聽故事,羅賓問爸爸,可不可以說故事給維尼噗聽,一個關於維尼噗他自己的故事,他一定會喜歡——
爸爸說:『很久很久以前,小熊維尼噗獨自住在森林裡,喜歡吃蜂蜜,但蜂巢掛在高高的櫟樹上,蜜蜂在一旁大聲嗡嗡,一定是在造蜂蜜給我吃的吧!維尼噗雙掌托著頭想,要怎麼樣才能吃到香甜的蜂蜜呢?』」
● 或許可以慢慢往上爬,它邊爬邊唱,若蜜蜂在樹底築巢,就不用爬樹了——喔不,摔下來破皮了。
● 或許可以在泥地打滾,綁個藍氣球,假裝自己是藍天中灰濛濛的烏雲呢——喔噢,給蜜蜂發現了!
天真呆萌的小熊維尼噗,和森林裡的動物朋友四處玩耍探險。有點傻的他總遇到不少「趣事」——在瑞比家開心享用蜂蜜和煉乳,但吃得太飽,不小心卡在兔子洞。和小豬沿著腳印,想知道是什麼怪獸留下,才發現是在沿著自己的腳印繞圈圈。想要送一罐蜂蜜給屹耳當生日禮物,卻吃的一點也不剩,只剩空罐可送人。不過維尼噗也有可靠的時候,不僅幫屹耳找回尾巴重拾快樂,還與羅賓一同拯救小豬!
即使維尼噗惹出不少笑料,總是需要羅賓解救,但對他的人類朋友來說,可愛又樂於助人,帶來無數歡笑的維尼噗,是世界上最棒的熊熊!
# Lexile Level(藍思閱讀分級): 790L
Winnie-the-Pooh
“Oh, Bear !” said Christopher Robin. “How I do love you!”
“So do I,” said Pooh.
A century ago, when our favorite stories begin, Edward Bear—known to millions of readers as Winnie-the-Pooh, or Pooh for short—is taken downstairs by one of his paws, head down, thumping and bumping against each step. Pooh, the Best Bear in All the World, is a Bear of Very Little Brain, chubby and cuddly. His quest for honey sometimes leads him into a tight spot, and whenever that happens, his best friend Christopher Robin is always at hand to help. The adventures of Pooh and his friends the timid Piglet, the wise Owl, the gloomy Eeyore, and also Rabbit, Mother Kanga and her baby Roo are a timeless treasure of childhood, and still remind us of a more innocent time.
Lexile Level: 790L