宁灵

一觉醒来，三只猫头鹰宝宝发现：妈妈不见了！糟糕！这可怎么办？三个小家伙蹲在枝头等妈妈回来。深夜的树林，可真寂静啊，小猫头鹰们紧紧偎依在一起，相互壮着胆。等了好久好久，妈妈怎么还不回来？它们忍不住开始胡思乱想：妈妈不会出什么事吧？是被壞狐狸抓走了吗？妈妈到底去哪儿了呢？

在这本经典作品中，小猫头鹰们的焦急不安，被画家用细腻的笔触展露无疑。快来一起读绘本吧！

Once there were three baby owls： Sarah and Percy and Bill.

They lived in a hole in the trunk of a tree with their Owl Mother.

The hole had twigs and leaves and owl feathers in it. It was their house.

One night they woke up and their Owl Mother was GONE.

“Where’s Mummy？” asked Sarah.

“Oh my goodness！” said Percy.

“I want my mummy！” said Bill.

The baby owls thought （all owls think a lot）—

“I think she’s gone hunting，” said Sarah.

“To get us our food！” said Percy.

“I want my mummy！” said Bill.

But their Owl Mother didn’t come.

The baby owls came out of their house and they sat on the tree and waited.

A big branch for Sarah， a small branch for Percy， and an old bit of ivy for Bill.

“She’ll be back，” said Sarah.

“Back soon！” said Percy.

“I want my mummy！” said Bill.

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t was dark in the wood and they had to be brave， for things moved all around them.

“She’ll bring us mice and things that are nice，” said Sarah.

“I suppose so！” said Percy.

“I want my mummy！” said Bill.

They sat and they thought （all owls think a lot）—

“I think we should all sit on my branch，” said Sarah.

And they did， all three together.

“Suppose she got lost，” said Sarah.

“Or a fox got her！” said Percy.

“I want my mummy！” said Bill.

And the baby owls closed their owl eyes and wished their Owl Mother would come.

AND SHE CAME. Soft and silent， she swooped through the trees to Sarah and Percy and Bill.

“Mummy！” they cried.

They flapped and they danced， and they bounced up and down on their branch.

“WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS？” their Owl Mother asked， “You knew I’d come back.”

The baby owls thought （all owls think a lot）—

“I knew it，” said Sarah.

“And I knew it！” said Percy.

“I love my mummy！” said Bill.

从一开始的难过、失落，到接下来的等待、不安，最后，小猫头鹰们报团取暖、相互安慰，终于度过了这个惊慌失措的夜晚。妈妈终于回来了！小猫头鹰们的雀跃感染得我们也想要一起蹦蹦跳跳。这种真实而生动的体验，会引起我们的强烈共鸣。难怪写出这个故事的绘本作家马丁·韦德尔在2004年获得了国际安徒生大奖呢！每一个孩子，在他的作品中，都能找到尊重、关爱和温暖。

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