The Mouse Who Wanted to Fly 想飛的老鼠

📖 故事 Story

Once, there was a little mouse who dreamed of flying. He looked up at the birds soaring through the sky and wished he could do the same. One day, he found a feather and tied it to his tail. With the feather, the mouse jumped off a tall tree. He flapped his arms as hard as he could, but he only went a short distance before falling to the ground. The mouse was disappointed, but he didn’t give up. He decided to build a glider. He collected twigs and leaves and tied them together. When it was finished, he climbed to the top of the barn and jumped. The glider carried him a long way before gently floating to the ground. The mouse was so happy!

從前，有一隻小老鼠夢想著飛翔。他看著鳥兒在空中翱翔，也希望自己能像他們一樣。有一天，他找到了一根羽毛，把它綁在尾巴上。 帶著羽毛，小老鼠從一棵高高的樹上跳下來。他拼命地拍打著手臂，但只飛了一小段距離就掉到地上。小老鼠很失望，但他並沒有放棄。 他決定造一個滑翔機。他收集樹枝和葉子，把它們綁在一起。當滑翔機做好後，他爬到穀倉頂上跳了下去。滑翔機帶著他飛了很遠，然後輕輕地飄落到地上。小老鼠太高興了！

📋 互動問題 Questions

Question 1
Why did the little mouse want to fly?

小老鼠為什麼想飛？

Possible answer:
The little mouse probably wanted to fly because he saw birds soaring freely in the sky and felt envious, so he also wanted to experience the feeling of flying.

可能的答案：
小老鼠可能想飛是因為他看到鳥兒在空中自由翱翔，覺得非常羨慕，所以也想體驗飛行的感覺。

Question 2
What did the mouse do to try to fly?

小老鼠做了什麼嘗試讓自己飛起來？

Possible answers:
The little mouse first tried to fly by tying a feather to his tail, but it failed. Later, he built a glider and jumped from a high place, successfully gliding for a distance.

可能的答案：
小老鼠首先嘗試用羽毛綁在尾巴上飛，但是失敗了。後來，他建造了一個滑翔機，並從高處跳下，成功地滑翔了一段距離。

Question 3
What did the mouse learn from his experience?

小老鼠從他的經歷中學到了什麼？

Possible answers:
The little mouse learned from his experience that even if he couldn’t fully realize his dream, as long as he tried hard, he could still achieve something.

可能的答案：
小老鼠從他的經歷中學到，即使不能完全地實現夢想，只要努力嘗試，也可以取得一定的成就。

Question 4
Can you think of other ways to help the little mouse fly?

你可以想出其他幫助小老鼠飛行的辦法嗎？

Possible answers:
The little mouse could make a small hot air balloon using the principle of hot air balloons to fly using the power of hot air rising.

可能的答案：
小老鼠可以利用熱氣球的原理，製作一個小型熱氣球，利用熱空氣上升的力量來飛行。

🎮 互動遊戲 Games

Game: Who can make the best paper airplane? Let’s have a flying competition!

遊戲：讓誰能製作出最好的紙飛機呢？讓我們來一場飛行比賽吧！

✈️ Paper Airplane

✈️ Material: A piece of A4 paper (Choose a stiffer A4 paper to make your paper airplane fly farther.)

材料：一張A4紙 (選擇一張較硬的A4紙，可以讓紙飛機飛得更遠。)

✈️ Steps:

• Fold the paper in half.
• Fold it in half again.
• Open the paper to form a large triangle.
• Fold the two corners of the triangle inward, aligning the tips.
• Flip the paper over.
• Fold the two corners of the triangle inward again, but this time make the folds slightly shorter than the previous ones.
• Slightly bend the wings of the paper airplane outward for better stability.

• 將紙張對摺成兩半。
• 將對摺後的紙張再次對摺成一半。
• 將紙張展開，形成一個大的三角形。
• 將三角形的兩個角向內摺，使尖端對齊。
• 將紙張翻面。
• 再次將三角形的兩個角向內摺，但這次摺痕要比上一次的摺痕稍短一些。
• 將紙飛機的機翼稍微向外彎曲，增加穩定性。

✈️ Tips:

• Paper material: Stiffer paper usually flies farther.
• Creases: Clearer creases lead to better flight stability.
• Wing angle: Adjusting the wing angle can change the flight path.

• 紙張的材質： 較硬的紙張通常能飛得更遠。
• 摺痕要確實： 摺痕越清晰，紙飛機飛行的穩定性越好。
• 機翼的角度： 調整機翼的角度可以改變紙飛機的飛行軌跡。