The Giving Chair
Yoshiko Kouyama, Kozo Kakimoto, Mia Lynn Perry
Hardcover
(R I C Pubns Asia Co Inc, Sept. 15, 2006)
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.
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