鲸鱼 The Whale

鲸鱼 The Whale: () Author: Tar Gomi "Ah! It turned out to be like this!" When almost everyone read the ending, they felt this kind of surprise: a migratory bird flew in the sky, yelling "whale"! However, the people in the village looked for the whale, but they didnt find it in the lake. They began to complain that the migratory birds deceived them. However, a child was taken to the sky by the migratory birds. It turned out that the shape of the lake next to the

作者: (日)五味太郎

Author: Tarō Gomi

 “啊！原来是这样！”几乎每个人看到结局，都有这种恍然大悟的惊叹：一只候鸟飞在天上，大喊着“鲸鱼”！可是，村子里的人们找来找去，都没有在湖里找到，他们开始抱怨候鸟欺骗了他们，可是，一个小孩子被候鸟带着飞上了天空，原来，村边的湖的形状跟鲸鱼一样，而一户人家坏了的水管喷上来的水正象是鲸鱼喷出来的水，原来候鸟也并没有骗人。其实有的时候，表面看到的东西不一定就是事实，而在你眼里是事实的事别人也不一定认同。什么才是真正的真相？一个看似简单的故事留给读者的是无穷的回味。

日本作为动漫大国和绘本大国，其图画书总是充满视觉趣味。日本著名童书绘本作家五味太郎的重要作品《鲸鱼》中，以鲸鱼的形状、轮廓和颜色来发展故事的架构和旨趣，强调了图画的元素，也突显图画书的特质。阅读这本书，读者不得不通过看图来结合文字叙述，才会感受并明白它的趣味和诉求，而这个特点也使得该书别具阅读趣味和价值。

"Ah! It turned out to be like this!" When almost everyone read the ending, they felt this kind of surprise: a migratory bird flew in the sky, yelling "whale"! However, the people in the village looked for the whale, but they didn’t find it in the lake. They began to complain that the migratory birds deceived them. However, a child was taken to the sky by the migratory birds. It turned out that the shape of the lake next to the village was like a whale. The water sprayed from a broken pipe in a house also looked like water sprayed by a whale. It turns out that the migratory birds were not trying to deceive. In fact, sometimes, what you see on the surface is not necessarily the truth, and what you see as a fact is not necessarily recognized by others. What is the real truth? A seemingly simple story leaves readers with endless afterthoughts.

As a country of animation and picture books, Japan’s picture books are always full of visual interest. In the important work "Whale" by the famous Japanese children's book writer Gomi Taro, the shape, outline, and color of the whale are used to develop the structure and interest of the story, emphasizing the elements of the pictures and highlighting the characteristics in the picture books. Reading this book, readers have to look at pictures and combine text narratives to feel and understand its interest and appeal. This feature also makes the book unique in reading interest and value.

 适用年龄: 3岁-6岁

Recommended for Ages: 3-6