A Little Tiger’s Journey to Happiness
A long, long time ago, there was a little tiger who lived in the jungle. He was unhappy, but he didn’t know why.
One day, he decided to find happiness.
Firstly, he went west. He saw some cats playing together happily. He thought they were very happy, so they might have the answer he wanted.
The little tiger asked the cats, “Can you tell me what happiness is?” Then, the cats answered quickly, “Eating mice is a kind of happiness.”
The little tiger thought that wasn’t the answer he wanted, so he continued going.
This time, the little tiger went east. He saw a deer. The deer was eating grass without a care in the world.
He went to ask the deer, “Do you know what happiness is?” The deer answered cautiously, “If I am not eaten by you, that will be a kind of happiness.”
Then, the deer ran away quickly. “How stupid it is!” The little tiger shouted out loudly.
Though the little tiger felt disappointed, he didn’t give up. He went south and saw a pig. The pig was grinding its teeth on a tree happily.
The little tiger saw the pig feel so happy, so he said, “I must have finally found happiness.”
He went to ask the pig and the pig said gladly, “ Finding a good tree to grind your teeth is happiness.”
The little tiger thought that trees were everywhere, so he didn’t think it was the happiness he was looking for.
Finally, the little tiger thought of all the ideas about happiness he got from those animals and felt sad because he didn’t find out what he thought happiness should be.
As soon as he arrived home, he ran to his mom and said, “Mom, what is happiness?” His mom said, “Happiness is on your tail.”
Then, he chased his tail for a long time and he still couldn’t catch it. His mom smiled at him and said, “Oh, cutie! You can’t chase happiness.”
If you live contentedly, happiness will be with you.”
學校名稱：大雅分校
學生姓名：Alex C.H. Chen (陳致豪)
就讀期數：S214
指導老師：Chi-lin C.L. Tsai蔡琦琳
得獎殊榮：F級創作小書比賽〝優等〞獎項
