鸡外婆上年纪了，记忆力不太好，她总是忘记和小鸡洛拉看的睡前故事书放在哪里。在她叫洛拉取了几次书后，洛拉想出把书装进枕套里的办法解决难题。心理学研究表明：孩子是否能成功解决问题，更多地取决于他们的经历而非聪明程度。想要提高孩子解决问题的技能，就要减少孩子对大人的依赖心理。我们可以学故事里的鸡外婆做个“笨家长”，学会向孩子求助，留给孩子一些思考问题的空间。

Where’s Our Book?

 我们的书在哪里？

By Ana Galán

Art by Francesca Assirelli 

 吕叶楠 译

Grandma Hen was searching for the bedtime book that she and Lola Chick had been reading at bedtime. But she couldn’t find it. 

“Where did our book go?” Grandma Hen asked. 

“Here’s our book,” said Lola Chick, picking it out from a pile of books. 

The next evening, Grandma Hen was again searching for their bedtime book. 

“Where did that book run off to?” asked Grandma Hen. 

“One moment,” said Lola Chick. She went to the living room and found the book. 

Then Lola Chick saw a small pillowcase and got an idea. She grabbed the pillowcase and put the book inside.

Lola Chick went back to her room with her book inside the pillowcase. 

“This is for us,” said Lola Chick. 

“A book pillow!” said Grandma Hen. “What a great idea. Now we know exactly where our bedtime book is. Thanks, Lola Chick. ”

　　鸡外婆在找她和小鸡洛拉一直在读的睡前故事书，可她没找到。

　　“我们的书去哪儿了？”鸡外婆问。

　　“我们的书在这里。”小鸡洛拉边说边从一大摞书里挑出来那本。

　　第二天晚上，鸡外婆又找不到她们的睡前故事书了。

　　“我们的书跑哪里去了？”鸡外婆问。

　　“稍等一下。”小鸡洛拉回答道，她在客厅里发现了那本书。

　　接着小鸡洛拉看到了一只小枕套，于是她想到一个好主意。她抓起枕套，把睡前故事书装了进去。

　　小鸡洛拉带着那只装了书的枕套回到自己的房间。

　　“这是给我们的。”小鸡洛拉说。

　　“一个书枕头！”鸡外婆惊讶地说，“这个主意太棒啦。这样一来我们就知道睡前故事书在哪儿了。谢谢你，小鸡洛拉。”

本文刊登在《英语沙龙》（少儿）2022年9月刊

责任编辑：Zan