The Giving Chair

by Yoshiko Kouyama

If you saw a chair by the road with a sign that read ‘Help yourself’, what would you do? A donkey finds such a chair and gratefully rests his acorn-filled basket on it, then goes away to take a nap. A bear comes along, thinks the acorns are being offered to him, eats heartily, and leaves a jar of honey. Next comes a fox, who eats all the honey, but leaves an offering for others, too. Each passer-by makes a similar decision, taking what they think is being offered. But they all leave something behind as well, reminding the reader about giving and receiving, and the good feelings in random acts of kindness.

179 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2006

Reviews

[May Wong]

故事介紹：小兔子用心做了一把小椅子，把它放在大樹下給大家享用；之後，小驢子、大熊、狐狸和小松鼠都先後來過大樹下，享用這椅子，最後小驢子發現它原來放在椅子上的橡實竟然變了栗子，這實在太神奇了！整個事件中，只有小麻雀目睹整個過程，究竟小麻雀會否向小驢子導出真相？
在現實生活中，我們拿出自己擁有的東西，樂意和別人分享，往往也有意想不到的驚喜！

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Animals keep taking food items from a chair and replacing them with other food. It is a cute story.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such cute illustrations.