兒歌名稱：The Giving Tree-愛心樹
歌詞：
　　　Once there was a giving tree
　　　Who loved a little boy
　　　And everyday the boy would come to play
　　　Swinging from her branches
　　　Sleeping in her shades
　　　Laughing all the summer hours away
　　　And so they loved, and oh the tree was happy
　　　Oh, the tree was glad
　　 　But soon the boy grew older
　　 　And one day he came and said
　　　Can you give me some money, tree
　　　To buy some things I've found
　　　 I have no money, said the tree
　　　Just apples, twigs and leaves
　　　But you can take my apples, boy
　 　And sell them in the town
　 　And so he did, and oh the tree was happy
　　Oh, the tree was glad
　 　Soon again the boy came back
　　And he said to the tree, I'm now a man
　　And I must have a house that's all my own
　 　I can't give you a house, said the tree
　 　The forest is my home
　 　But you may cut my branches off
　 　And build yourself a home
　　And so he did, and oh the tree was happy
　　Oh, the tree was glad
　　 And time went by and the boy came back
　　With sadness in his eyes
　　My life has turned so cold, he said
　　And I need sunny days
　　I'm nothing buy my trunk, she said
　　But you may cut it down
　　And build yourself a boat and sail away
　And so he did, and oh the tree was happy
　Oh, the tree was glad
　And after years, the boy came back
　From both ends of the world
　I really cannot help you
　If you ask another gift
　 I'm nothing but an old stump now
　　I'm sorry, boy, she said
　　 I'm sorry, but I've nothing more to give
　I don't need very much now
　?ust a quiet place to rest
　The boy, he whispered with a weary smile
　Well, said the tree, an old stump is still as good for that
　Come, boy, she said, sit down
　Sit down and rest awhile
　And so he did, and oh the tree was happy
　Oh, the tree was glad
一則有關“索取”與“付出”的寓言，適合所有的年齡。特別值得向辛勞的爸爸媽媽們推薦。
　　一個男孩兒幸運地遇到了一棵因愛而給予，因給予而快樂的大樹。大樹用他全部的生命陪伴男孩兒一生，為他創造了一生。男孩兒曾因成長而離開，但他在生命的開始與結尾都和大樹為伴，為此，大樹幸福不已。理解這個故事的孩子會隱約地感受到自己與親人的關系和男孩兒與大樹的關系有相似之處。這是一本不分讀者群的經典圖畫書，作者希爾弗斯坦是20世紀最偉大的繪本作家之一，繪圖以簡單利落的黑白線條勾勒形象，沒有背景，留有很大的空白。文字簡潔、明了，略含幽默、諷刺、憂傷的氣息，在整體氛圍上圖文的配合非常融洽。希爾弗斯坦的其他作品如《失落的一角》也保持了同樣的風格。
　　從前有一棵大樹，它和一個男孩兒是好朋友。每天男孩兒都跑來和它一起玩，他們很快樂。可是隨著時光流逝，男孩兒長大了。大樹感到了孤寂。一天，孩子來看大樹，"我需要一些錢。"于是大樹把自己的蘋果給了孩子。后來又一天，長大了的孩子來了，"我需要一幢房子。"于是大樹把所有的樹枝都給了孩子。又過了很長時間，孩子又回來了，"我需要一條船，駕著它到遠方去。" 于是大樹又把自己的樹干給了孩子。又過了很久，已經變老了的孩子回來了。"非常抱歉，孩子，"大樹說，"我現在只是個老樹墩，沒有什么可以給你的了。""我現在需要的實在不多，"孩子說，"我只想找個安靜的地方坐坐，我太累了"。于是孩子坐下了。大樹很快樂。
　　這是一個溫馨、又略帶哀傷的動人故事。希爾弗斯坦以簡單俐落的線條，充滿詩意又帶有嘲諷幽默的文字，為各個年齡的讀者創造了一則令人心醒動容的寓言--在施與受之間，也在愛與被愛之間。

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