狐狸和鹅群
导读
这是格林童话里最短小、也最特别的一篇。它属于一种古老的民间'循环故事'（又叫'无尽的故事'）——结尾故意让情节永远无法结束：鹅群一只接一只地祷告，永不停歇，于是狐狸只能永远等下去，故事也就'永远讲不完'。从前的大人常用这类故事来逗那些缠着'再讲一个'的孩子。除了这个巧妙的结构，故事还藏着一个经典的童话智慧：弱小的鹅群没有力气对抗狐狸，却用'请求做最后祷告'的机智为自己争取到了生机——以智取胜，而非以力取胜。读给孩子听时，可以在结尾停下来问问他：这些鹅到底有没有被吃掉呢？让孩子自己去体会这个'开放结局'的幽默。
《狐狸和鹅群》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。
Running with short, quick steps.
小跑；快步走。
One day a fox came trotting into a meadow, and there he found a whole flock of geese.
有一天，一只狐狸小跑着来到一片草地上，在那里撞见了一整群鹅。
A field covered with grass and wild flowers.
草地；草场。
One day a fox came trotting into a meadow, and there he found a whole flock of geese.
有一天，一只狐狸小跑着来到一片草地上，在那里撞见了一整群鹅。
A group of birds or sheep that stay together.
（鸟或羊的）一群。
One day a fox came trotting into a meadow, and there he found a whole flock of geese.
有一天，一只狐狸小跑着来到一片草地上，在那里撞见了一整群鹅。
Pleasantly round and fat.
丰满的；肥胖的。
They were plump and white, and they sat close together on the grass without a care.
它们又肥又白，紧挨着蹲在草地上，一点心事也没有。
The loud, broken noise a goose or hen makes.
（鹅或母鸡的）嘎嘎叫声。
The geese burst into a storm of frightened cackling and sprang up from the grass.
鹅群顿时炸开了锅，惊慌地叫成一片，纷纷从草地上跳起来。
Jumped up suddenly and quickly.
跳起；猛地跃起。
The geese burst into a storm of frightened cackling and sprang up from the grass.
鹅群顿时炸开了锅，惊慌地叫成一片，纷纷从草地上跳起来。
To choose not to hurt or kill someone.
饶恕；放过。
They flapped their wings and begged the fox to spare their lives.
它们扑打着翅膀，求狐狸饶自己一命。
Kindness shown to someone you could punish.
慈悲；宽恕。
"There is no mercy to be had here," he said.
“这里没有什么慈悲可讲，”他说。
The strength to do something frightening.
勇气。
At last one goose found her courage and stepped forward from the rest.
最后有一只鹅鼓起勇气，从同伴中间走了出来。
A kind act that you do for someone who asks.
恩惠；帮忙。
"If we must give up our young lives," she said, "grant us one small favour first."
“如果我们非得交出这条年轻的命，”她说，“那就先答应我们一个小小的请求吧。”
Showing deep respect for religion.
虔诚的。
"That is a reasonable request, and a pious one too," he said.
“这个请求合情合理，而且很虔诚，”他说。
Many voices making a sound at the same time.
合唱；齐声。
Then the third began, and the fourth after her, until the whole flock was cackling together in one great feathered chorus.
接着第三只开了口，第四只跟在后面，到最后整群鹅一齐叫了起来，成了一支羽毛做的大合唱。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
面对强大的对手，机智往往比蛮力更能保护自己。
教育价值
启发孩子用智慧解决问题，认识'循环故事'的语言趣味，培养幽默感和逆向思考。
家长共读提示
读到结尾时故意停下来，问孩子'鹅到底被吃了吗'，和他一起体会开放式结局的幽默，也可以试着一起把故事'接下去'编。
和孩子聊一聊
- 鹅群没有力气打败狐狸，却想出了办法保住性命。它们用的是什么办法？
- 故事的结尾说鹅还在不停地祷告。你觉得狐狸最后到底吃到鹅了吗？
- 如果你是那只第一个开口的鹅，你还能想出别的办法拖住狐狸吗？
- 遇到比自己强大的对手时，'聪明'和'力气'哪一个更有用？
