蘋果大爭吵
一則關於兩位朋友、一顆蘋果，以及學習分享的短篇動畫故事
故事內容
故事以英文旁白呈現，每個場景後都有中文翻譯。
One apple on the branch
High on a branch above the riverbank hangs one apple — round, red, and the only one left on the whole tree. A bear cub spots it from below. A little bird spots it from above. Both of them stop, and both of them are quite certain the apple is theirs.
河岸上方的高高樹枝上，掛著一顆蘋果——圓圓的、紅紅的，也是整棵樹上僅剩的一顆。小熊從下方看見了它，小鳥從上方發現了它。牠們都停了下來，而且都非常肯定，那顆蘋果是自己的。
Both of them are sure
The bear cub reaches up on his back paws. The bird flutters down to the branch. Neither one will give way. The argument grows louder, the branch begins to sway, and the apple sways with it — while the two friends are far too busy quarrelling to notice.
小熊用後腳站起來，伸手往上搆。小鳥拍著翅膀飛到樹枝上。誰也不肯讓步。爭論聲越來越大，樹枝開始搖晃，蘋果也跟著搖呀搖——但這兩位朋友忙著吵架，完全沒有注意到。
Into the river
With one last shake of the branch, the apple slips free. It drops past the bear cub, past the reeds, and lands in the river with a splash. The quarrel stops in an instant. Now nobody has the apple, and it is floating away.
樹枝最後猛力一晃，蘋果滑了下來。它掉過小熊身旁，掉過蘆葦叢，撲通一聲落進河裡。爭吵瞬間停止了。現在誰都沒有蘋果，而它正漂走呢。
Fishing it out together
The bear cub wades in and stretches out a paw, but the apple bobs just out of reach. The bird flies ahead and nudges it back downstream, closer and closer, until the bear cub can finally close his paws around it. It takes both of them. Neither could have done it alone.
小熊走進水裡，伸出爪子去搆，可是蘋果一浮一沉，剛好在牠搆不到的地方。小鳥飛到前方，把蘋果輕輕推回下游，越來越近，直到小熊終於能用雙爪抱住它。這需要牠們一起合作，誰都無法獨自辦到。
One half each
Back on the bank, dripping and out of breath, they look at the apple and then at each other. They split it neatly down the middle — one half for the bear cub, one half for the bird — and sit side by side to eat it. The apple they nearly lost tastes better shared than it ever would have alone.
回到岸上後，牠們渾身滴著水，喘著氣，看了看蘋果，又看了看彼此。牠們把蘋果整齊地從中間分開——小熊一半，小鳥一半——然後肩並肩坐著吃。這顆差點失去的蘋果，分享著吃比自己獨享時更美味。
給大人的話
很適合在孩子剛吵完架的時候看，而不是在吵架前。影片沒有說教：兩位朋友想要同一樣東西，誰都不是壞人，而解決方法是他們自己找到的。可以問問孩子，如果是他們，會怎麼處理那顆蘋果——不只一種好答案，這正是重點。
一起聊聊看
- 為什麼兩位朋友都想要那顆蘋果？
- 他們最後是怎麼解決的？
- 如果你和朋友都想要同一樣東西，你會怎麼做？
常見問題
《蘋果大爭吵》有多長？
大約一分半鐘——短到可以看兩遍，而孩子通常也會想再看一次。
適合幾歲的孩子？
大約適合 3 至 6 歲，這個年紀的孩子開始不再只是遵守大人要求的分享規則，而是學著彼此協商。
我可以為自己的孩子製作像這樣的故事嗎？
可以。ReadKidz 能用一句話製作一則短篇動畫故事——寫上孩子的名字、他們的朋友，還有他們都想要的東西。
