Wen/Ting Mom
Hello, everyone, I'm Tingma.
Recently, it has been cold, many places have ushered in a cold winter, and we are in Shenzhen, which has four seasons of spring, although the temperature has also decreased somewhat, but it only feels a little cool, let us know that it is now autumn.
What do we see the most in autumn? Yes, it's deciduous leaves. Having experienced the growth of spring and the luxury of summer, these leaves are finally going to another splendor in autumn, falling from the tree and guarding the big tree in another way.
Today we read a picture book about leaves together - "The Last Leaf".
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The author of The Last Leaf is O Henry, one of the most prominent short story writers in the American and world literary world. Most of his works depict the hardships, bitterness and helplessness of ordinary people, with a relaxed tone and humorous language, and the ending is often unexpected.
The Last Leaf is a touching story about two young painters, Sue and Johansi, and their neighbor, Bellman.
The winter of that year was particularly cold, and Jonsey was very unfortunate, suffering from severe pneumonia, and his condition was getting worse.
Doctors say she can recover depends mainly on whether she has a sense of survival.
As a young painter, Jonesy wished to one day paint the gulf of Naples.
But she has lost the faith and courage to live, counting in disappointment the few leaves left on the ivy, and desperately believing that when the last leaf withers and falls, she will also die...
Her friend Sue is very sad, and while persuading Jonsey, she endures the pain of creating, so as to make money to pay for Jonsey's medical expenses and nutrition.
Their neighbor was an old painter named Bellman, who earned a living by modeling and painting commercials for poor painters. This old painter likes to drink, has a hot temper, and loves to make fun of people. He painted for nearly forty years, and every day he said that he was going to create a stunning work, but it was just empty talk, and he never achieved anything.
But he took good care of the two young painters in his neighborhood. When he heard about Jonesy's incident, he scolded, but there was nothing he could do.
There were fewer and fewer leaves on the ivy, and it seemed that only the last one was left.
On this day, the wind outside the house was very strong, which can be said to be wind and rain. Jonsey thought the leaf must have fallen.
The next day, she couldn't wait to tell Sue to open the curtains, but was surprised to find that the serrated leaves, whose edges had withered and yellowed, were still growing on the tall vine branches.
The feeling for Jonesy at this moment was shock, she saw the last leaf, after the cold wind can still survive, hanging on the tree, why can't she overcome the disease? So she regained her faith in life and stubbornly survived.
Do you think that's the end of the story? Not really.
Doctors say there is a man who has contracted pneumonia and has no hope of life now, and he has only been ill for two days.
This man was Bellman, who was over sixty years old, and it turned out that he had painted a vine leaf on the brick wall on that stormy night. Because of this, he caught a cold and contracted pneumonia.
In the last moments of his life, he finally completed a stunning masterpiece.
And it was that leaf that gave Jonesy the hope of life.
Whether you like it or not, the unexpected ending of this story moves us. This story reflects the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature.
If you have the opportunity, please take your child to read this picture book together.
I am @ Ting Ma Alan, a 10-year-old female bao mom, a national certified nursery teacher, family education lecturer, committed to sharing parenting experience in small stories, welcome to pay attention to me, and accompany the growth of children together.