📖 The One and Only Ruby

Ruby hates her tusk not because of how it looks, but because humans have caused so much pain because of it. She feels safe when she is with other elephants in the zoo. One special day is called "I Hate My Tusks Day," which is about learning to talk about tusks and finding pride in them. One day, Ruby meets a caretaker who feels familiar. She later realizes that he is the same person who took care of her when she was a baby. After that, Ruby goes to a place where she meets Ivan and Bob, and she tells them the story of her family. At first, the story is happy. However, everything changes when her mother, her brother, and the rest of her family are killed by humans. Ruby is then captured in a net. Although she is scared, she later learns that the place is meant to take care of orphaned elephants, not to take her tusk. Things go wrong when Ruby sees smoke and tries to rescue her caretaker. It turns out to be a trap, and she is captured by a small circus. When the circus goes out of business, Mack, who is from The One and Only Ivan, buys her. Now Ruby is in a new place, feeling scared and unsure. The story leaves readers wondering if Ruby will ever find the courage to speak up or if she will continue to hide.

讨厌自己的象牙,并不是因为它的外表,而是因为人类曾经因为象牙给她带来了巨大的伤害。当她和其他大象一起生活在动物园里时,她是安全的。动物园里有一个特别的日子,叫作"我讨厌我的象牙日",这一天是让大象们谈论象牙,并学会为它感到骄傲。 有一天,Ruby 遇到了一位看起来很熟悉的饲养员。后来她发现,这个人正是她小时候照顾过她的那位饲养员。之后,Ruby 来到了一个地方,在那里她见到了 Ivan 和 Bob,并向他们讲述了自己家庭的故事。 故事一开始是快乐的。然而,一切在她的母亲、哥哥和整个家族被人类杀害后发生了改变。Ruby 随后被一张网捕获。虽然她感到害怕,但后来她才知道,这并不是为了夺走她的象牙,而是一个收养和照顾孤儿大象的地方。 事情在 Ruby 看到烟雾、试图去救那位饲养员时变得更糟。那其实是一个陷阱,她被抓进了一个小马戏团。后来,这个马戏团倒闭了,《The One and Only Ivan》里的 Mack 买下了她。现在,Ruby 来到了一个新的地方,内心充满恐惧和不安。故事也让读者思考:Ruby 是否能够勇敢地面对自己的象牙,学会表达自己,还是会继续躲藏起来? 我选择这本书,是因为它讲述了一个关于失去、恐惧与希望的动人故事。同时,这本书也让读者理解人类行为对动物造成的影响,并教会我们同理心和勇气的重要性。