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蚂蚁和鸽子
口渴的小蚂蚁掉进小河，眼看就要被冲走，一只鸽子丢下一片树叶救了它。几天后，一个捕鸟人拿着大网，悄悄靠近了正在树上打盹的鸽子……
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About this story
《蚂蚁和鸽子》出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》（The Ant and the Dove）：鸽子丢下一片树叶（有的版本是一根小树枝），救起了落水的蚂蚁；后来捕鸟人要抓鸽子，蚂蚁咬了他的脚，让鸽子逃走了。这一版把故事放在夏天的小河边，让小蚂蚁许下“一定来帮你”的诺言，再亲手兑现，捕鸟人用的是一张大网。
What it teaches
帮助别人，别人也会在你需要的时候帮助你。再小的人也有自己的力量，受了恩惠记在心里、有机会就回报，最可贵。
Suits
3–8 岁
Tips for telling it
- 小蚂蚁的声音轻轻细细，捕鸟人压着嗓子鬼鬼祟祟，讲到“狠狠地咬了一口”时突然放大声，孩子会被逗乐。
- 可以问孩子：小蚂蚁这么小，它是怎么想出办法的？鼓励孩子遇到困难先动动脑筋。
- 讲完聊聊：你帮助过谁？谁帮助过你？把“知恩图报”变成孩子自己的小故事。
Questions people ask
- 蚂蚁和鸽子告诉我们什么道理？
- 帮助别人，也会得到别人的帮助；受了别人的恩惠要记在心里，有机会就回报。蚂蚁虽然很小，也用自己的办法救了鸽子。
- 蚂蚁和鸽子是哪个国家的寓言？
- 出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》，英文名 The Ant and the Dove，相传是公元前 6 世纪的伊索所讲。
- 蚂蚁是怎么救鸽子的？
- 捕鸟人正要抓鸽子的时候，蚂蚁爬到他脚上狠狠咬了一口。捕鸟人疼得一跳，惊动了鸽子，鸽子马上飞走，逃过了一劫。
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