TOO TALL HOUSES

宁灵

By Gianna Marino

绘本导读

兔子和猫头鹰不仅是一对好朋友，还是友好相处的邻居呢。可是有一天，猫头鹰把自己的房子加高了，遮挡住了兔子家的阳光。于是，兔子也把自己的房子加高了，这下猫头鹰不乐意了！就这样，他俩的那两座小房子越建越高，都钻到云里去了……最后，又会怎么样？

你的身边有这样比来比去、比个不停的朋友或同学吗？你自己有没有跟别人“竞争”过？心情怎么样呢？读完绘本故事以后，不妨想一想，竞争和合作，究竟哪个会让我们的生活更快乐、更有意义呢？

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】

学会合作的Seven Tips：

1.Think win-win.寻求共赢，解决分歧，处理问题。

2.Be proactive.主动地发现问题，解决问题，为自己的行为负责。

3.Begin with the end in mind.设立目标并做出相应的计划。

4.Put first things first.分辨轻重缓急，重要的事优先去做。

5.Synergize.学会赏识他人，看见别人的优点，在团体中谦虚友好。

6.Seek first to understand.多多倾听，理解他人，换位思考。

7.Sharpen the saw.不断地学习、提高自己。

（宁灵 摘编）