**学期，孩子们跟随《伊索寓言》，踏入故事的大门。在共读时光中，孩子们时而安静阅读，时而激烈讨论。老师们则是化身为摆渡人，在《狐狸和葡萄》的果园中与孩子们探讨坚持的意义，在《北风与太阳》的较量中启迪和感受温柔的力量。

In the first semester, our children stepped through the gateway of stories, guided by the timeless wisdom of Aesop’s Fables. During our shared reading sessions, the classroom would sometimes fall into thoughtful silence, and other times burst into lively debate. The teachers, serving as gentle ferrymen, led the way—discussing the value of perseverance in The Fox and the Grapes, and exploring the quiet strength of kindness through The North Wind and the Sun.

每月的阅读交流会总是充满惊喜。有的孩子发送“弹幕”表达感受，有的孩子手舞足蹈精彩演绎还原故事场景，让抽象的道理变得触手可及……当我们瞧见孩子突然举手说：“我发现在生活中也会遇到过差不多的事情！”时，我们知道，思考与迁移的嫩芽正在破土而出。

Each monthly reading circle brought delightful surprises. Some children enthusiastically shared their reflections through spontaneous “live comments,” while others brought stories to life with expressive gestures and vivid role-play, making abstract morals feel wonderfully tangible. And in those moments when a hand shot up and a child exclaimed, “That’s just like something that happened in my life!”, we knew the tender shoots of reflection and transfer were beginning to emerge.

第二学期，我们的阅读之旅驶向更辽阔的水域。在《守株待兔》看宋人的故事，到《陶罐和铁罐》中观现代寓言的闪光……孩子们在东西方文明的长河里穿梭，在横向对比中发现中国古代寓言善用凝练的文言传达警示，西方作家常借生动对话引发反思，而当代作品则更注重心理世界。

In the second semester, our reading journey sailed into broader waters. From the story of the man who “waited by the stump for a rabbit” in ancient China to the gleam of insight found in The Clay Pot and the Iron Pot, a modern fable, the children journeyed through the rich currents of Eastern and Western civilisations. Through this cross-cultural exploration, they discovered that classical Chinese fables often use concise classical language to convey moral warnings; Western fables tend to provoke reflection through vivid dialogue; while contemporary stories place greater emphasis on the inner world and emotional experience.

慢慢地，孩子们不仅“读”寓言，还开始“造”寓言。创作的浪花就在寓言的海洋中悄然迸发。有的孩子写下《玫瑰花和向日葵》，阐述谦虚的美德；有的孩子创作《星球的战争》，用童真的视角诠释和平的重要……当这些作品被装订成册，在班级间漂流传阅时，纸页不仅是文字的载体，更是思维碰撞的见证。

Gradually, the children moved beyond simply reading fables—they began to create their own. In the vast ocean of stories, sparks of imagination quietly began to rise.

One student penned The Rose and the Sunflower, reflecting on the virtue of humility; another wrote The War of the Planets, a heartfelt tale that explored the value of peace through innocent eyes. As these creations were bound into booklets and circulated between classes, the pages became more than just a collection of words—they stood as a testament to the meeting of minds and the blossoming of thought.

创作的过程远比想象中更曲折。有的孩子皱着眉头捏着铅笔：“寓言怎么这么难写？”有的孩子写了一半，又突然“哎呀”一声，发现自己把道理写成了作文。还有的孩子看着空白的纸发呆，一边小声嘟囔：“狐狸、乌鸦、狼、兔子都被人写完了，那我还能写什么？”但就在这一遍遍的尝试、推翻、重写中，他们渐渐明白：好的寓言，未必要有狐狸和乌鸦，也可以是身边的点滴启发。于是，关于“瓶子草的故事”“一张小纸”“被嘲笑的小喜鹊”……一个个以童真视角的新奇故事开始诞生。

The process of creation proved far more winding than one might imagine. Some children frowned over their pencils, sighing, “Why is writing a fable so difficult?” Others made a promising start, only to exclaim halfway through that they had accidentally written an essay rather than a story with a moral. There were also those who stared blankly at the page, quietly murmuring, “All the foxes, crows, wolves and rabbits have already been used—what’s left for me?”

Yet through this cycle of attempts, rewrites, and revisions, the children slowly came to realise that a good fable need not always feature a cunning fox or a clever crow. Sometimes, inspiration lies in the simplest corners of life. And so, new and imaginative tales began to emerge—The Story of the Pitcher Plant, A Small Piece of Paper, The Little Magpie Who Was Laughed At—each one a fresh glimpse into the world through the eyes of a child.

当木棉花绽满枝头时，《一念一句》带着孩子们走进寓言的深水区。这本书是“轻轻”的文字礼盒，用一句话讲一个故事。考验的是文字的“轻”和思考的“重”。

As the kapok blossoms begin to bloom, our reading journey enters deeper waters with the book One Thought, One Line. This delicately crafted collection is like a gift box of words—each story told in a single sentence. What it asks of the reader is lightness in language, but weight in thought.

寓言很轻，轻得能飘进童年最柔软的角落；寓言也很重，重得能托起独立思考的翅膀。那些被故事点亮的眼睛，将继续在智慧的星河里探索航行。而我们始终相信，童年种下的这些寓言种子，终将在岁月里长成属于自己的生命森林，我们一起期待...

Fables are light—light enough to drift into the softest corners of childhood. But fables are also weighty—weighty enough to lift the wings of independent thought.

The eyes lit by stories will continue their voyage through the galaxy of wisdom. And we firmly believe: the fable seeds planted in childhood will, in time, grow into each child’s own forest of life.

Together, we look forward to that day...