Top 5 Winter Stories for Preschoolers

Among the crab family, Kềnh Crab was the most robust. His claws were like a pair of sturdy pliers, perfect for digging burrows. In no time, Kềnh had dug a large and deep burrow. Meanwhile, old Crab struggled to find adequate shelter. Watching his slow progress, Kềnh jeered:

- Digging like that, you might as well sleep under the stars.

Hearing this, his peers advised:

- He's old and weak, why don't you help instead of mocking him?

Aunt Crab added:

- Your burrow is spacious, you should let others stay...

- Easy to say, isn't it?

- ... Kềnh retorted, then swung his large claws, turned, and entered his burrow.

Old Crab dug for days, his claws weary, his legs trembling, but his burrow remained shallow... Heeding no one's advice, he sought shelter in Kềnh's burrow. Finding Kềnh lounging at the burrow's bottom, he asked to stay. Kềnh, thinking, 'If I leave the burrow open, anyone will beg to stay. But if I close it, who will know it's the largest and deepest burrow in the crab family?' After much thought, Kềnh found a solution. He lay at the burrow's bottom and piled dirt in the opening, sealing it tight against his back. He reasoned, 'This way, I won't have to listen to begging, and anyone passing by will admire my superior digging skills.'

Winter arrived, chilling winds dried the rice paddies. Little Frog hopped to the bank in search of warmth. Surveying the shallow, cramped burrows, he despaired until he saw Kềnh's. Excited, he patted his plump belly:

- Wonderful, just wonderful! I've found the perfect spot to escape winter's chill!

He hopped into the burrow and sealed the entrance with dirt before closing his eyes for a winter's nap... The spring thunder woke both Kềnh and Little Frog. They both dug. Kềnh, with his strong claws, opened his burrow faster than Little Frog. As Little Frog pushed open his burrow's door, sunlight flooded in, revealing Kềnh lying beside him. Seeing Little Frog, Kềnh recoiled in fear, his claws trembling, his body quivering. Little Frog chuckled, gave Kềnh's back a friendly pat, and said:

- Three months of fasting, I'm starving. This dish is splendid!

With that, Little Frog swallowed Kềnh whole and leaped out into the spring rain.

Winter has arrived, and Baby Squirrel puts on a thick and warm outfit to brave the chilly weather. Suddenly, it remembers its tree friends and wonders what they've prepared for winter.

Baby Squirrel steps out of its house and meets Orange Tree, asking, 'Hey Orange Tree, have you prepared anything for winter?' Orange Tree replies, 'I've been prepared for a while now, look, I've wrapped myself in a thick layer of straw, just like a cozy blanket.'

Continuing its journey, Baby Squirrel encounters Maple Tree, with its bare trunk, and inquires, 'Uncle Maple, how can you endure the cold winds and snowstorms of winter with such a thin outfit?' Maple Tree looks at Baby Squirrel, smiles, and says, 'My leaves release water vapor, so when autumn comes, they all fall off. That way, I don't lose water anymore and I don't fear freezing when winter arrives.'

Baby Squirrel moves on and arrives at a pine forest, noticing that the old Pine Tree neither wears a thick coat nor sheds its leaves. It promptly asks why. Pine Tree explains, 'Because my bark is very thick and tough, so I can withstand the freezing cold of winter. On me are small needle-shaped leaves, so very little water vapor is lost. That's how I safely get through winter.' Baby Squirrel sees that all the trees in the forest have their own preparations to endure the freezing winter. Cheerfully, it returns home.

Due to human-induced environmental destruction, more and more grasslands are turning into deserts. As the desert expands, areas where humans live will frequently experience sandstorms, making it impossible for people to breathe properly and causing them to cough continuously and suffer from many diseases! That's why we must plant many green trees, plant flowers and grass to protect our living environment.

Baby Squirrel pays great attention to the trees in the forest, right? We should also follow Baby Squirrel's example, taking care of every tree, every flower around us, and not do anything harmful to them. It is thanks to trees and flowers that our lives become more beautiful.

Autumn has passed. Winter has arrived. Mother Rabbit takes her children to the garden and says:

'Children, it's time for planting vegetables. I'll teach you how to grow turnips.'

The three rabbit siblings reply eagerly:

'Yes, Mom!'

Gathered around the plot of land, Mother Rabbit begins her lesson:

'To grow vegetables, you need to prepare the soil and then sow the seeds...'

But as soon as Mother Rabbit starts, Little Rabbit starts to think to itself, 'I already know this,' and stops paying attention. It sits there, more interested in watching butterflies outside the garden, so it misses what else Mother Rabbit says.

After Mother Rabbit finishes her lesson, the three siblings start working. Each must plant a small plot of vegetables. Little Rabbit's two brothers diligently till the soil, break it up finely, and then sow the seeds, while Little Rabbit just does it haphazardly before hopping off to play.

A few days later, the seeds sprout. Tiny vegetable plants emerge. The rows of vegetables belonging to Little Rabbit's brothers grow evenly, resembling colorful blankets spread over the ground, while Little Rabbit's plot has sparse, unevenly sized plants. Despite this, Little Rabbit continues to play, neglecting to tend to its garden.

At harvest time, all the plants from Little Rabbit's brothers have big leaves and sizable turnips, while Little Rabbit's plants are stunted due to lack of water, with tiny turnips. Feeling ashamed, Little Rabbit doesn't know what to say to its mother.

Seeing this, Mother Rabbit says:

'If you pay attention to what I say and take care of the vegetable garden, your vegetables will grow well, won't they?' After that incident, Little Rabbit asks Mother how to prepare the soil, plant the vegetables, fertilize the plot, and sow the seeds again, starting over with another vegetable plot.

Just as Mother Rabbit said, 'You have to know how to plant and take care of them.' This time, Little Rabbit's vegetables grow quickly. At harvest time, Little Rabbit brings home lush green plants.

Little Rabbit is very happy. Mother Rabbit is even happier to see Little Rabbit working diligently and patiently.

On the last day of autumn, the little bear bids farewell to its good friend, the bunny: 'Tomorrow, I have to start hibernating. I wish you a happy winter!'

'But every winter, I can't run and jump!' the bunny says. 'Winter is cold and lonely, there's nothing fun about it.'

'How about hibernating with me?' the little bear suggests.

'No, you can't. Hibernation means sleeping all through winter, but I wake up after just one night,' the bunny shakes its head.

Later, the little bear comes up with an idea: 'You should eat some sleepy grass. Eat a lot of it, and you'll sleep through the whole winter. Then you can hibernate with me.'

What a great suggestion. The two friends immediately head to the mountains to find some sleepy grass. When they return, the bunny eagerly asks: 'Bear, is hibernation fun?'

'Of course it's fun. You lie asleep in the warm den, the wind blows and the snow falls outside, but it doesn't affect you at all. When you wake up, the weather is warm again, the grass is green, the flowers are in full bloom, and you can play happily once more.'

'Bear, does hibernating just mean sleeping?' the bunny asks softly.

'Why do you say that?' the little bear gets up to explain. 'Hibernating means sleeping, yes, but it's a deep sleep, so deep that you don't know anything at all.' With that, the bear walks away.

The bunny holds the sleepy grass in its hand, telling itself: 'I'll go through a winter that's neither cold nor lonely, but it's also a winter where I don't know anything.'

The bunny feels a bit regretful.

In the past, when winter came, when it rained, it hoped for sunshine, when it was sunny, it wished for snow, when the grass withered, it hoped for lush greenery, when willow buds sprouted, it hoped they would grow into branches and leaves. And what the bunny hoped for most was for the little bear's hibernation to end quickly, so they could run and jump together on the grassy field, picking wildflowers into bright bouquets.

'Actually, my winter is quite interesting,' the bunny whispers to itself. 'Every day is filled with new expectations.'

Living in anticipation is also wonderful!

So the bunny tosses the bundle of sleepy grass into the trash can.

The next day, the little bear begins its hibernation, and the bunny starts its own winter life. It's pouring rain outside. 'I hope tomorrow will be sunny.' That's the bunny's first expectation for winter.

Now, the bunny is content with its winter. Although it's still cold and lonely, every day is filled with anticipation, looking forward to spring, hoping the little bear wakes up soon, and in the bunny's heart, it feels warm and cozy. Because the bunny realizes, this kind of winter will be more interesting than sleeping and not knowing anything.

Hint

Although the bunny is afraid of the cold and loneliness, it decides not to hibernate, because it thinks about the good things that winter brings. Waiting is also a joy. Many little children are like the bunny, eagerly anticipating good things every day: looking forward to holidays, wanting to grow up fast, waiting for Monday to go to school, longing for Sunday to play. What are the little ones looking forward to? Let's find small joys every day with our parents, okay?

Winter has arrived, the weather is bitterly cold, and the little rabbit has nothing to eat. Wearing its coat, the rabbit goes outside to search for food. After a long search, it finally finds two white radishes. Excitedly, the rabbit exclaims:

'Oh, here are two white radishes together, I'm so lucky!'

The rabbit is hungry and eager to eat. But then it thinks:

'Hmm... it's this cold, I bet the little goat doesn't have anything to eat either. I should bring a radish for the little goat.'

So the rabbit goes to the goat's house, but the goat isn't home, so the rabbit leaves the radish on the table and goes back.

By chance, the little goat finds another white radish while playing, but it only eats half of it.

Back home, the goat sees a radish on the table, craving to eat it, but then it thinks:

'Oh, it's this cold, the little deer probably doesn't have anything to eat either. I should bring it to the little deer.'

The goat goes to the deer's house, but the deer is out, so the goat leaves the radish on the table and goes back.

When the deer comes home, it's surprised to see the radish on the table.

'Wow, where did this delicious white radish come from? Yum... it's so good. But it's probably this cold, the little rabbit must not have anything to eat either. I should bring it to the rabbit.'

When the deer arrives, the rabbit is fast asleep. When it wakes up, it finds a white radish on the table.

The rabbit is overjoyed and runs to call its friends:

'Dear Deer, Goat, come to my house, let's enjoy this delicious white radish together.'

So in the end, that white radish is shared among our three kind-hearted friends. You see, their generous hearts and willingness to share are truly worth learning from, aren't they?

Educational significance: When you give, you receive much more than what you have.