Whi+e Snow Bright Snow

宁灵

绘本导读

邮差说，看起来要下雪啦。农夫说，闻起来要下雪啦。就连兔子们也有预感，它们正踏着干枯的落叶堆匆匆赶回温暖的洞穴。孩子们一直抬头观望天空，等待第一片雪花的飘落。谁知，它竟然悄悄地来了！街道白了，房子白了，草地和人行道也白了……第二天，准是晴朗的好天气！孩子们，一起到雪地上来，堆雪人，打雪仗，建造冰雪城堡，尽情地加入这属于冬天的狂欢吧！

The postman said it looked like snow，

The farmer said it smelled like snow.

Even the rabbits knew it，and scurried around in the deadleaves.

While the children watchedthe low grey sky， waiting for thefirst snowflake to fall.

Then， just when no onewas looking， it came.

One flake， two flakes，five， eight， ten， and suddenlythe air was filled with softpowdery snowflakes ...

The postman put on his rubbers.

The farmer went to the barn for a snow shovel.

But the children laughedand danced， trying to catchthe lacy snowflakes on theirtongues.

While the rabbits hidin their warm burrows underthe ground.

Faster and faster came the tiny snowflakes， and the browrearth turned white.

The postman slipped and fell into a snow bank.

The farmer dug a path from his house to the barn.

Then without a sound， just when everybody was asleep， thesnow stopped， and bright stars filled the night.

In the morning a clear blue sky was overhead ...

The children made asnowman， a snow house， asnow fort， and then had asnowball fight.

Each day the sun grewstronger， and the snow melted.

And the childrenwatched for the firstrobin to tell them Springhad really come.

（寧灵 摘编）