When “need” and “want” conflict, how would you choose? Popular among students are expensive new shoes. The little boy really wanted an expensive pair of shoes but his grandmother told him that she could only afford something he “need” and not something he “want.” He was very disappointed, but when he saw his classmate with soles coming off his shoes, he felt heart broken. His grandmother decides to take him to the charity shop for him to find a pair of shoes that she can afford, although the pair was too small, he reluctantly brought it…
當 「需要」與「想要」衝突時,你會如何抉擇呢?同學間流行一種昂貴的新款球鞋,小男孩很想要一雙。但他奶奶告訴他,他們家的經濟只能讓他買「需要」的,不能讓他買「想要」的。他很失望,不過看到有一個同學,連鞋底破了都還沒辦法換鞋,心裡也稍稍覺得安慰。奶奶帶他到義賣店,找到了一雙他想要的那款鞋,雖然尺碼嫌小,但他還是勉強買下……
By Maribeth Boelts, Hardcover, Traditional Chinese characters and Zhuyin, 32 pages, 10.13"x10.36''