魔法亲亲｜The Kissing Hand

每天五分钟听经典英文故事，读绘本，磨耳朵。小浣熊奇斯特不愿上学，妈妈用一个"魔法亲亲"，把爱传进他的心里，也收到了爱的回馈。At the edge of the forest, little raccoon Chester clung tightly to his mother's handTears rolling down his cheeks one after anotherTonight was his first night at schoolBut Chester didn't want to go at allHe wanted to stay home with his mother, play with his own toys, read his own books, and swing on his favorite little swing"I'm not going to school," Chester cried, pleading with his mother"I want to stay home"Mother didn't rush himShe simply pulled him close and gently touched his earShe knew that leaving the familiar home and walking into a completely strange place was truly hard for a little raccoonMother told him that some things, even if they seem strange and scary at first, still need to be doneOnce he actually walked in, Chester would meet new friends, play with new toys, read new booksAnd discover that school wasn't as scary as he imaginedBut Chester still kept his head downJust then, Mother suddenly said"I have a secret Maybe it can help you feel as warm at school as you do at home"Chester lifted his face and wiped his tears"What secret"Mother said it was a very old secretShe had learned it from her own mother, and Grandma had learned it from family even longer agoThis secret was called the Kissing HandMother took Chester's left hand, spread his tiny fingers apart one by one, making his palm open like a little fanThen she leaned down and gently kissed the center of his palmChester was stunned at firstThen he felt the kiss travel from his palm, up his arm, over his shoulder, and finally settle into his heartEven the dark mask on his face felt as if it had been softly touched by a wave of warmthMother told him that from now on, if he ever felt lonely or missed her at school, he should press that hand to his cheek and thinkMommy loves youThe kiss would jump to his face and send the warmth back into his heartThen Mother playfully held his fingers together and warned him to be very careful not to lose the kissChester asked worriedly if washing his hands would wash the kiss awayMother smiled and told him no, it wouldn'tSo Chester closed his hand tightlyHe knew that his mother's love would go with him to schoolNo matter how far school was from home, whenever he wanted, he could find it right there in his palmNight fell, and the lights of the forest school came onChester stood at the school gate, gazing at the tall treeThe little raccoon who had been crying moments ago suddenly turned around and said to his mother, "Give me your hand"Mother held out her handChester did exactly what Mother had doneHe spread her fingers apart one by one, making her palm open like a little fanThen he leaned down and carefully kissed the center of her palm"Now you have a Kissing Hand too," he saidMother looked at him, speechlessChester waved goodbye to his mother, turned, and ran along the branch toward the schoolHis steps grew faster and faster, until he was almost dancing on the branchesThe owl's bell rang, and the little animals of the forest filed into the school one by oneMother still stood where she wasShe lifted her left hand and pressed the kiss to her cheekThe warmth Chester had left in her palm slowly spread into her heartIn that moment, she seemed to hear a voice coming from her palmChester loves youAnd up in the tree school, Chester had already walked into the light前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动