Why Do Things Seem Scary In The Dark?

Why Do Things Seem Scary In The Dark?

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Do you really know?

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好多小朋友都害怕一個人睡,
大象先生也是......

森林裡被公認最勇敢最有自信的大象先生,
其實很害怕黑夜。
某天,夜晚的森林居然接連發生奇怪的事,
動物們都怕得來尋求大象先生的保護,
其實比大家都還怕的大象,
到底能不能克服心中的恐懼呢?

*本集故事:《害怕黑夜的大象》
作者 馬丁. 巴茲塞特
繪者 卡特琳娜.西格
譯者 林敏雅
出版社 水滴文化

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