小哥哥和小姐姐
导读
这则故事出自格林童话，讲的是兄妹俩在继母的毒手下逃进森林，哥哥误饮咒水变成小鹿，妹妹不离不弃，最终苦尽甘来。我们把欧式童话重述成寓言体，就像中国民间说书人讲故事：口吻平实，对话简短，每场只讲一个转折，结尾点明道理。「手足同心，其利断金」——这句中国老话，正是这则故事的「眼」：妹妹的金腰带、灯芯草绳，都是「守护」的化身。故事里三次拦阻也耐人寻味：明知有险，哥哥为何还是忍不住喝？这既是「冲动与克制」的小寓言，也是给孩子的一课。格林原版中，继母之恶、浴室之祸都相当黑暗，迪士尼改编则删去了这些情节；我们保留主线，却用寓言的口吻让恐怖淡去。亲子共读时，可以带孩子数一数：妹妹为哥哥做了哪几件事？哪一件最让你感动？
《小哥哥和小姐姐》词汇精讲
本故事精选 12 个重点词汇，附中英释义与原文例句，帮助孩子扩展英语词汇量。
The hard outer edges of bread.
面包皮，面包外层硬硬的皮。
They had nothing to eat but the hard bread crusts other people threw away.
除了人家扔掉的硬面包皮，他们什么也吃不着。
Small smooth stones found in a stream.
卵石，溪水里光滑的小石头。
They found the first brook, and the water ran over the pebbles with a gentle sound.
兄妹俩找到第一条溪，溪水在卵石上哗哗流过。
A young deer.
小鹿。
The first drop touched his lips, and he turned into a fawn.
第一滴溪水刚沾上嘴唇，他就变成了一只小鹿。
Made thread or grass into cloth, rope or a pattern.
编织（wove 是 weave 的过去式）。
Then she wove a soft cord from rushes and led him deeper into the forest.
她又采来灯芯草编成一根软绳，牵着他往林子深处走去。
Tall grass-like plants that grow near water and are used for weaving.
灯芯草，长在水边、可用来编织的草。
Then she wove a soft cord from rushes and led him deeper into the forest.
她又采来灯芯草编成一根软绳，牵着他往林子深处走去。
Jumped and played about in a lively way.
欢蹦乱跳，活泼地蹦跳玩耍。
He ate happily from her hand and frisked around her.
小鹿高高兴兴地从她手里吃草，围着她欢蹦乱跳。
Ran and jumped about in a happy, playful way.
蹦蹦跳跳地玩耍。
Everyone loved the fawn, and he gambolled about the garden all day.
花园里人人疼爱小鹿，它整天欢蹦乱跳。
Walked unevenly because of a hurt foot.
一瘸一拐地走。
The fawn limped home, and a hunter followed him quietly.
小鹿一瘸一拐地走回家，猎人悄悄跟在他身后。
The unhappy feeling you get when someone else has what you want.
嫉妒，眼红。
But news of their happy life reached the stepmother, and jealousy burned in her heart like fire.
可继母听说了兄妹俩的好日子，心里烧起嫉妒的火。
Killed or made unable to breathe, usually by smoke or lack of air.
（被烟）闷死，窒息而死。
The smoke rose and filled the room, and the poor young queen was smothered.
浓烟滚滚，可怜的王后就这样被熏死了。
A wild place where few people live.
荒野，人迹罕至的地方。
So the two of them lived together, alone in the wilderness, for a long, long time.
就这样，兄妹俩在荒野里相依为命，过了很久很久。
A small bed for a baby that can be rocked.
摇篮。
At midnight, when the whole house was asleep, the nurse sat watching by the cradle.
半夜里，众人睡熟了，守在摇篮边的乳母看见门轻轻开了。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
手足同心，胜过千般法术；善有善报，恶有恶报，害人者终害己。
教育价值
让孩子体会手足之情与不离不弃的忠诚，懂得冲动要克制、害人之心不可有，并在善恶有报的结局中获得安全感。
家长共读提示
本篇有谋害、火刑等情节，建议讲读时侧重「爱与守护」的主题，弱化恐怖细节。可与本站《糖果屋》《六只天鹅》对照，和孩子聊聊「兄弟姐妹如何互相守护」，再问问孩子：妹妹一次次拦住哥哥，是为什么？
和孩子聊一聊
- 哥哥明明听见了水的警告，也知道会变成小鹿，为什么最后还是没忍住喝了水？换成是你，你能再等一等吗？
- 妹妹说「我永远不离开你」，也真的做到了。你为兄弟姐妹或好朋友，做过什么「说到做到」的事？
- 王后被害后，魂灵每夜还要回来喂孩子、抚小鹿。你觉得是什么让她连死亡都放不下？
- 继母和自己的女儿最后都受到了惩罚。你觉得她们错在哪里？如果她们肯回头，故事会不会不一样？
- 小鹿一次次想跑出去打猎，妹妹一次次拦他。是妹妹太小心，还是小鹿太任性？你怎么看？
