𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙠𝙮
【天空上的圓】
狐狸追逐著鳥群，在天空上的圓落下之際，鳥群圍繞著一動也不動的同伴，靜默片刻，又朝天空飛去。
狐狸靠近一看，發現那隻靜止的鳥兒，但他並不知道這是怎麼回事。
「誰來修理這隻壞掉的鳥呀」狐狸無助地喊著。
這時，在一旁靜看這一切的蛾說話了，「這隻鳥……已經不在這裡了。」
狐狸不明白，鳥兒難道不是如天空上的圓般，日復一日、落下又升起那樣，再次重生嗎?
蛾不知道該怎麼和狐狸解釋，鳥兒不在了，他永遠也不會再回來了……
日落會再迎來日出，生命卻無法重來。這本繪本透過狐狸和蛾的對話，展開一場面臨生命消逝的討論。面對已逝的生命，我們不必強忍悲傷，我們可以用屬於自己的方式哀悼，總會有一天，我們能夠再次振作，就像天空上的圓，日復一日，落下又升起。
With luminous illustrations, this original folktale about the discovery of a lifeless bird offers a sympathetic exploration of grief, loss, and hope.
One morning, Fox is drawn toward the forest. There, in a clearing, he sees something small and silent, perhaps forgotten. It’s a bird, lying as still as can be. Fox is confused, upset, and angry. Is the bird broken? Why doesn’t it move or sing, no matter what Fox does? His curious antics are spied by a little moth, who shares a comforting thought about the circles in the sky—that the sun, even after it sets, is reflected by the moon and the stars, reminding us of its light. In an author-illustrator debut, Karl James Mountford pairs a text at once lyrical and humorous, meditative and down-to-earth with glorious, multilayered artwork that will take your breath away. Told with sensitivity and an enchanting visual style, this story of the ineffable nature of death and life has the feel of a universal folktale for modern times.
