唐僧师徒终于走到了西天，他们在大雷音寺先取到一堆白纸，送了紫金钵盂作礼物，才取到了真经。没想到他们回去时被通天河的老龟翻到水里，经历了八十一难的最后一难。他们四人把经书送回大唐，又回到西天，都成了佛。

这个故事来自一本很好看的图画书，作者汤米·狄波拉是美国知名的图画书作家。这个故事里虽然有城堡、武士、大龙，可是和孩子们听过的古代童话完全不同，充满幽默，而且，故事的主人公都爱读书，和喜欢书的小朋友们一样。

小兔子贝拉关心妈妈，自己煮汤给妈妈喝，多可爱呀。听了故事，小朋友还可以知道为什么汤会越煮越少。妈妈们可以给孩子做个小实验，看看一锅水是不是越煮越少了，再仔细给他们讲讲这是为什么。

让孩子记住这个有魔力的字，并且先在家里试一试，看它是不是真的有魔力。再到幼儿园去试一试，回来说说，看效果怎样。不过，像故事里的老爷爷一样，要提醒孩子以什么态度和方式说好这个字呀。

这是一个科学童话，虽然有童话的拟人化描写，但说的又是动物的真实生活。比如这个故事里灰兔智斗老鹰的办法，都是自然界中兔子曾经用过的。听这种故事，孩子可以增加很多知识。

故事里孔子说的一窍不通有很强的贬义，这个成语现在的用法却比较中性，常常用于说自己在一个方面什么都不懂，需要学习。可以让孩子学着用，比如：干这个我可一窍不通啊，得拜你为师了。

In the story, this idiom carried a strong derogatory meaning. However, the contemporary usage of this idiom is relatively neutral and often refers to admitting one's lack of understanding in a particular area, indicating the need for learning.

到了天竺国，公主扔绣球招婿，打中了唐僧。其实这公主是假的，真公主被妖精刮到一个寺庙里。妖精是兔子精，不是悟空的对手，差点被悟空打死，嫦娥仙子来求情，原来妖精是天宫捣药的玉兔。悟空把真公主救回了家。

In the Kingdom of Tianzhu, a princess threw a embroidered ball to choose a husband and accidentally hit Tang Seng. However, this princess was fake; the real one was captured by a demon and hidden in a temple. The demon turned out to be a rabbit spirit and was no match for Sun Wukong. He almost killed the rabbit spirit, but Chang'e fairy intervened. It turned out the demon was the Jade Rabbit from the Heavenly Palace, used for pounding medicine. Sun Wukong rescued the real princess and brought her home.

眼看就要到如来佛祖的圣地了，却还碰到了很厉害的妖怪。这回是三只犀牛精，带着一群牛怪，只靠悟空兄弟几个无法取胜，天上的星君助阵，西海龙王也帮忙，终于打死了妖怪。

Just as they were about to reach the sacred land of the Buddha, they encountered a very powerful monster. This time, it was three rhinoceros spirits accompanied by a group of bull monsters. With just Sun Wukong and his brothers, victory seemed impossible. However, with the help of the heavenly stars and the assistance of the Dragon King of the West Sea, they finally managed to defeat the monsters.

比尔因为玩气球差点回不了家了。听了故事，要告诉孩子，气球其实是很危险的，特别是很多气球在一起的时候，千万不要犯比尔那样的错误。

蛤蟆斤斤计较，活得一点都不快活，其实没准过几天，它千方百计多要的一点东西就全无价值了。让孩子可不要学蛤蟆。