加载中…爱心树的原文
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Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy.
And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples.
And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree… very much.
And the tree was happy.
But time went by.
And the boy grew older.
And the tree was often alone.
Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, “Come, boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.”
“I am too big to climb and play,” said the boy.
“I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?”
“I’m sorry,” said the tree, “but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy.”
And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time… and the tree was sad. And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, “come, boy, climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy.”
“I am too busy to climb trees,” said the boy.
“I want a house to keep me warm,” he said. “I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?”
“I have no house,” said the tree. “The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy.”
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
“Come, boy,” she whispered, “come and play.”
“I am too old and sad to play,” said the boy. “I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give me a boat?”
“Cut down my trunk and make a boat,” said the tree. “Then you can sail away… and be happy.”
And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy… but not really.
And after a long time the boy came back again.
“I am sorry, Boy,” said the tree, “but I have nothing left to give you—my apples are gone.”
“My teeth are too weak for apples,” Said the boy.
“My branches are gone,” said the tree, “you cannot swing on them--”
“I am too old to swing on branches,” said the boy.
“My trunk is gone,” said the tree.
“You cannot climb--”
“I am too tired to climb,” said the boy.
“I am sorry,” sighed the tree.
“I wish that I could give you something…but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry…”
“I don’t need very much now,” said the boy, “just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.”
“Well,” said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, “well, an old stump is good fro sitting and resting. Come Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.”
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
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我们有时必须装扮成一颗爱心树，等待别人用爱心灌溉
《爱心树》的英文原名叫The Giving Tree ，直译的意思就是：一棵不断给予的树。也许，原文更准确地传递出故事那淡淡的，却又无限延伸的寓意和韵味。
这是一本绘本，图与文出自同一位作者之手，所以自然地保持了绘本浑然一体的艺术感觉。简简单单的文字和画面，没有任何修饰与色彩，却讲述了一个令人动容的寓言，温馨中略带着哀伤。它使我们重新思考自己与父母、与孩子、与朋友、与世界……的关系。
小男孩儿爱这棵树，非常非常爱它，大树很快乐。但是时光流逝，孩子逐渐长大，大树常常感到孤寂。
有一天孩子来看大树，大树说：“来吧，孩子，爬到我身上来，在树枝上荡秋千，吃几个苹果，再到阴凉里玩一会儿。你会很快活的！”
“我已经大了，不爱爬树玩儿了，”孩子说，“我想买些好玩儿的东西。我需要些钱，你能给我一点儿钱吗？”
“很抱歉，”大树说，“我没有钱，我只有树叶和苹果。把我的苹果拿去吧，孩子，把它们拿到城里卖掉，你就会有钱，就会快活了。”
于是孩子爬上大树，摘下树上的苹果，把它们拿走了。大树很快乐。
很久很久，孩子没有再来看望大树。大树很难过。
后来有一天，孩子又来了。大树高兴地摇晃着肢体，对孩子说：“来吧，孩子，爬到我的树干上，在树枝上荡秋千，你会很快活的！”
“我有很多事要做，没有时间爬树了。“孩子说，“我需要一幢房子保暖。”他接着说，“我要娶个妻子，还要生好多孩子，所以我需要一幢房子。你能给我一幢房子吗？”
“我没有房子，”大树说，“森林就是我的房子。但是你可以把我的树枝砍下来，拿去盖房。你就会快活了。”于是那个男孩儿把大树的树枝都砍下来，把它们拿走，盖了一幢房子。大树很快乐。
孩子又有很长时间没有来看望大树了。
当他终于又回来的时候，大树非常高兴，高兴得几乎说不出话来。“来吧，孩子，”它声音喑哑地说，“来和我玩玩吧！”
“我年纪已经大了，心情也不好，不愿意玩儿了。”孩子说，“我需要一条船，驾着它到远方去，离开这个地方。你能给我一条船吗？”
“把我的树干砍断，用它做船吧。”大树说，“这样你就可以航行到远处去，你就会快活了。”于是孩子把树干砍断，做了一条船，驶走了。大树很快乐，但是心坎里却有些……
又过了很久，那孩子又来了。“非常抱歉，孩子，”大树说，“我没有什么可以给你的了。我没有苹果了。”
“我的牙齿已经老化，吃不动苹果了。”孩子说。
“我没有枝条了，”大树说，“你没法儿在上面荡秋千了——”
“我太老了，不能再荡秋千了。”孩子说。
“我也没有树干，”大树说，“不能让你爬上去玩了——”
“我很疲倦，爬也爬不动了。”孩子说。
“真是抱歉，”大树叹了口气，“我希望还能给你点儿什么东西……但是我什么都没有了。我现在只是个老树墩，真是抱歉……”
“我现在需要的实在不多，”孩子说，“只想找个安静的地方坐坐，好好休息。我太累了。”
“那好吧。”大树说，它尽量把身子挺高，“你看，我这个老树墩，正好叫你坐在上面休息。来吧，孩子，坐下吧，坐在我身上休息吧。”于是孩子坐下了。
大树很快乐。
我们把这本书和孩子一起分享，是想让孩子感受一种情感，一种他可以永远信任的情感：来自父母的爱。但这本书不仅仅是写给孩子看的。虽然它的文字非常浅白，但故事中的哲理也许只有饱尝索取与付出的成人才能深深地去思考：我们，是那棵有求必应的苹果树，还是那个贪求不厌的孩子，或者两者都是？
我在想：我？是那棵有求必应的苹果树？还是那个贪求不厌的孩子？？或者两者都是？？！
内心的声音告诉我
我想成为一棵爱心树！
书的作者是谢尔·希尔弗斯坦(Shel Silverstein)，一位集诗人、插画家、剧作家、作曲家和乡村歌手于一身的天才。作为20世纪最伟大的绘本作家之一，他的绘本作品被翻译成30多种语言。
《爱心树》出版于1963年，它奠定了谢尔·希尔弗斯坦在当代美国文学界的地位。这本书也成为世界绘本的经典作品之一。
希尔弗斯坦的其他作品如《人行道的尽头》、《阁楼上的光》、《失落的一角》等都是非常有名的绘本。它们以各不相同的内容表现出了作者独特的创作风格，极其简练的线条、寥寥几行文字却构成了一个意味深长的世界。
The Giving
Tree
By Shel Silverstein
Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy.
And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves
and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples.
And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree . . . very much.
And the tree was happy.
But time went by.
The boy grew older, and the tree was often alone.
Then one day the boy came to the tree
And the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb
up my trunk and swing from my branches
and eat my apples and play in my shade and be happy."
"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy.
"I want to buy things and have fun.
I want some money. Can you give me some money?"
"I’m sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money.
I have only leaves and apples.
Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city.
Then you will have money and you will be happy."
And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples
and carried them away.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time . . . and the tree was sad.
......
And after a long time the boy came back again,
"I am sorry Boy," said the tree,
"but I have nothing left to give you- my apples are gone."
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them-"
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb-"
"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
"I wish that I could give you something…
but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry…"
"I don’t need very much now," said the boy, "just a quiet place to
sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could,
"Well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting.
Come boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
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