Are elephants all gray?

Before telling this story, I asked Qiqi, "Do you know what color the elephant is?" "Gray", Kiki replied. "Oh, really? Are there any checked elephants in the world? " "ah? No? " Kiki smiled and grabbed the book in my hand ... david mckee, known as the "master of modern fable", really deserved his reputation. The opening of his masterpiece "Checked Elephant" on page 1 is a whole page of gray image in our traditional sense. It is not surprising to see gray elephants in our lives, but what seems to be missing after seeing the monochrome elephants on this page? On the second page, Emma appeared. Emma's gray is different from other elephants. He is an elephant with a checkered pattern. He likes telling jokes. With him around, he will never be cold. He is everyone's pistachio. The whole picture is vivid and pleasing to the eye. Emma the elephant has a little trouble: "Why isn't she an ordinary elephant?" "Who has heard of plaid elephants in the world? No wonder everyone laughs at me. I must find a way to change my color. " Emma realized that she was different from other elephants in appearance. One day, he thought of a way to make himself look exactly like others. But what happens when he is like everyone else? Many stories in the series "Emma the Tartan Elephant" discuss how to accommodate individuals with different personalities. Emma, the protagonist of this story, didn't realize that she was different when she first appeared. In addition to her appearance, she also has personality differences, but in fact it is his different personality that brings a lot of happiness to her companion. As the story goes on, Emma becomes more and more good at using her uniqueness and bringing joy to everyone with her unique sense of humor. In fact, each of us has such potential. In Emma, we can see the beauty and simplicity in human nature, and we can also explore our potential true temperament and get more psychological support. In this series of picture books, children over 2 years old can enjoy his colorful pictures, and children over 4 years old can appreciate the profound meaning contained in the relaxed and lively. In addition to humor, this series of picture books also convey the themes of "being yourself" and "how to be happy". When Emma tried to dye herself like other "ordinary" elephants, at first, no one found Emma's disguise until Emma couldn't help it. Emma's happy personality soon made her no longer doubt. Through this change, Emma re-examined herself, understood her own characteristics and advantages, and realized the difference of every life. Of course, the book also fully shows the elephant's tolerance and respect for Emma's "uniqueness", which has also become the fertile soil and cornerstone for Emma to "be herself". At the end of the book, elephants propose to hold a "colorful festival" every year. On this day, all the gray elephants have to wear colorful clothes, and only Emma is painted gray. While everyone is playing with creativity and competing to dress up, don't they feel that they are temporarily playing a different self? Maybe it doesn't matter who we are or who we are different from. What matters is whether we are ourselves ... From the story of Emma, we got a lot of inspiration. Reading Emma the Examined Elephant is a pleasant process, and I deeply feel that happiness exists in my own state of mind. A favorite passage in Emma and the Wind: "You are wrong, Emma." The bird said, "The elephant will be blown away by the wind." "You are wrong, too, bird." Emma smiled and said, "Today is a good day to fly!