简介：
Mimi是一只非常自私的小猫，既不愿意把自己的玩具跟别人分享，也不喜欢玩别人的东西。大家看到她这样，干脆不带她玩了。Mimi会认识到自己的错误吗？
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Time Life A Child's First library of Values
Mimi the Selfish Kitten
Mimi is a very selfish kitten. She likes to keep her toys all to herself. She doesn't like to share her fish snacks.
Mimi's ball belongs to Mimi and no one else can touch it. Her friends ask her if they can all play with the ball.
“No.” says Mimi, “It's mine.”
One of her friends has a secret hiding place. “We can all share my secret place after the game.”
“No,” says Mimi again. She won't share her ball for anything.
Her friends get tired of asking her to play. They can have fun playing without her.
“Mimi is so selfish.” They say. They walk away and leave Mimi on her own.
Mimi is all by herself.
“It’s fun to play alone.” She says. Mimi kicks her ball high up into the air. She can do exactly what she wants. It's her ball.
“Oops.” The ball hits a big black crow. “Watch what you're doing.” He shouts angrily. Some of his feathers fluttered down to the ground.
Mimi is frightened when the angry crow shouts at her. She runs off to hide behind a tree. Mimi hides there for a while. She could play hide-and-seek if she had someone to play with. But you can't play hide-and-seek on your own. Mimi likes climbing trees, but it's not as much fun by yourself. What about some food? Mimi has lots of snacks, all of her own. She starts to eat. But she doesn't feel very hungry. Anyway, food doesn't taste as nice when there is no one to share it with.
Mimi looks around her. Everyone she sees is having fun playing with a friend. Mimi is alone. Now she wishes she had her friends to play with. But they are nowhere to be seen.
“Where have they gone?” She wonders. Mimi looks for her friends in the woods. She can't see them anywhere. She sees an army of ants marching past. There are lots of them, all in a line. They are helping each other.
“How nice to have so many friends!” thinks Mimi. She's all alone.
Mimi wonders where her friends could be. Perhaps they are up on the roof, enjoying the view. She jumps up to the roof to see. Her friends aren't on the roof, but Mimi finds some dragonflies with big round eyes.
“Do you know where my friends are?” She asks.
“Yes. We do.” They buzz at her.
“Where are they?”
“In the woods.” they reply.
“But I didn't see them there.” Mimi cries. Mimi hurries back to the woods for another look. Maybe they are hiding from her.
“Are you there?” She calls out. “Please don't hide. I'm lonely on my own. I want to play with you all.”
Can you see where Mimi's friends are hiding? Suddenly, they all jump out. They leap and run around her. Mimi is pleased. She tells them, “I'm sorry. I was so selfish. It's no fun being on my own. It's much more fun to play with you.”
The kittens look surprised.
“Shall we go and play with my ball?” Mimi asks them.
The kittens are all playing with Mimi's ball. They jump up and down after the bouncing ball. They laugh and purl. They have fun. Mimi is happy now. She has her friends to play with. She isn't her selfish kitten anymore.
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