The Trumpet of the Swan

《The Trumpet of the Swan(吹小号的天鹅)》：路易斯是一只生来哑巴的雄天鹅。为了说出自己的想法，路易斯学会了石板上写字。可是其他天鹅是不认字的，路易斯还是没办法向它心爱的雌天鹅倾诉衷肠。为了帮助路易斯，天鹅爸爸从乐器店里偷来了小号。路易斯练了一遍又一遍，终于从小号里吹出了心底深处的歌。乐声不仅打动了塞蕾娜，也赢得了人们的尊敬与赞赏。生活的道路，在路易斯眼前，越来越宽广。

Unlike other cygnets, Louis, the trumpeter swan, cannot utter a sound. But with the encouragement of his father, Louis sets out to overcome his problem. One way of doing this Louis decides, is to learn to read and write and so he sets off to Montana to find his friend Sam Beaver. Louis goes to school with him and learns to read and write, but when he returns to the lakes and falls in love with the beautiful Serena, he is upset that Serena can't read his sign, which says 'I love you'. Once again his parents are determined to help him find a new way of expressing himself and it is his father who dreams up the brilliant solution that will put Louis firmly on the path to success and fulfilment.