金宝贝PPT课件

今天早上去听了金宝贝夏教授的早教讲座，虽然是为金宝贝作宣传的，但是听听还是有所收获，记了些笔记，加强下对早教的理解。

下面是整理的笔记内容：1、学习=游戏+体验：早教即是丰富宝宝的体验，幼儿期丰富的体验更能具有丰富的大脑，体验是早教一切的根本。

2、体验开发潜能：0-3岁是潜能开发；3-6岁是潜能+知识的开发；6岁以上就是知识的学习，比如语言的潜能就是听（辨别）+模仿。

3、体验的三个重点：1）重复性：帮助吸收，建立信心；2）一致性：保持事务认识的前后一致，2岁以上可以多给孩子读书，告诉她人、物、事之间的联系。

3）适龄性：合适的活动适合合适年龄的孩子，不要急功近利强迫孩子作不适合年龄的事情。

4、给孩子时间和爱，多陪孩子就是给孩子最好的早教。

5、如何教孩子走路：不要用学步车，这样还在体验不到摔倒的危险，就不会学习协调肌肉，可以面对面让孩子手搭着大人的手，鼓励孩子一步步往前走。

6、什么适合自己吃饭：孩子4—16个月就要自己吃饭的欲望了，可以让孩子自己体验吃饭的乐趣，但是大人往往怕孩子吃不到、弄脏衣服和地板、没有耐心就剥夺了孩子吃饭的体验。

7、孩子的7大潜能：1）、识别2）、社交3）人格4）语言5）音乐6）感官7）体能8、感官潜能包括：1）平衡2）体能3）触觉4）视觉5）听觉；孩子触觉最敏感部位是舌头和脚底；多给孩子感官的体验机会，加强孩子平衡和协调能力，协调能力差会影响孩子的学习能力。

9、识别的潜能1岁以上包括：单字表达能力12-24个月；自我认知力15-18个月；符号联想24-36个月；记忆联想36-48个月。

10、人格的发育：信心建立；自我肯定；合群友善；亲和温顺；领导思考；开朗乐观；好学进取。

正面教育法是告诉他正在作什么，而不是做错了什么，比如给孩子一个苹果一个香蕉，让孩子把香蕉递给你，而孩子却递给了你苹果，不要告诉孩子拿错了，而是告诉他：“你给了妈妈一个苹果啊，香蕉给妈妈好么？”11、语言能力：单字表达（10-18个月）；短语（18-30个月）；概念和主题（20-36个月）；创造力和表现（24-48个月）；英文字母；10-18个月可以多教名词更容易理解，最后不超过两个音节，尽量少教动词；24个月：可以教些形容词，多带孩子去动物园，感受真实的教育。

金宝贝早教教案1976年，全球早教理念创始人-美国的琼?柏恩丝小姐，为让自己和社区的孩子有一个既能亲子育乐又可以开发各种技能、培养社交能力的地方，创办了全球第一所早教中心——金宝贝。

目前，金宝贝在英美、加拿大、瑞士、法国、亚洲等全球40多个先进的国家和地区，已成立700多家早教育儿中心，仅中国就有近200多家。

Gymboree金宝贝实行全球课程同步，课程研发专家涵盖整个早期教育范畴，每节课都有科学严密适龄的教案，以科学的方法，系统地开发幼儿潜能，并指导父母与孩子一起学习成长。

金宝贝是0-5岁幼儿最快乐的天地。

公司介绍“金宝贝是孩子们的欢乐世界，她提供寓教于乐的学习课程，包括音乐、艺术和育乐，并指导初为人母的你，通过游戏、音乐、艺术、以及丰富多样的学修课程，开发宝宝的潜能。

金宝贝深圳龙岗早教专家深知婴儿在0-3岁期间获得经验与建立的亲子关系，将对宝宝的人生带来深远的影响，于是专家们着力于开发宝宝的七项潜力，包括：语言发育、社交发育、感官发育、音乐发育、人格发育、识别发育、体能发育。

金宝贝深圳龙岗早教五大特色优势全球同步，与国际接轨不论你今天在何处，明天又将去往哪个国度，在伦敦、纽约、巴黎?都可同步享受到Gymboree金宝贝的快乐课程。

双母语的学习环境5岁以前将是孩子语言学习和发展的黄金时期，也决定了母语学习成功的关键。

全程课程以美语教学、中文作为对家长们的辅助说明，让小孩子从小自然而然接触到2种母语.父母育儿学堂我们深信，0-5岁婴幼儿最好的老师是父母，金宝贝不仅是宝宝的快乐课堂，同时更指导父母如何根据宝宝的不同发育阶段，运用丰富的活动来开发宝宝的潜能。

倡导由父母和孩子一起参与，强调亲子互动式学习「亲子同乐」,进而促进和谐美满的家庭关系，提升亲子间互动的质量。

分龄教育针对0-5岁幼儿，依据不同年龄与不同教育的需求，设计有系统的教材来启发婴幼儿的学习和发展。

小班制教学视不同课程，每班10-15位学童，并有专业指导师辅导。

【Roots课程解析】⾦宝贝Play育乐课程⼤揭秘⾦宝贝多元课程体系——育乐课程篇多元成长课程体系——⾦宝贝将3S育⼉发展理念充分融⼊到课程设计中，0-3岁阶段的课程为孩⼦打好发展基础，2-6岁的课程激发孩⼦的学习兴趣,插上梦想的翅膀!育乐课 Play让孩⼦在多元宽敞的空间中⾃主地探索和学习根据Play Value 为孩⼦精⼼设计的教具，激发孩⼦⾃主探索和学习的兴趣。

多元宽敞的空间，和经验丰富的指导师，让⽗母与孩⼦共享⾼质量的亲⼦时光。

育乐课当中，3S育⼉发展理念是如何贯穿其中的——Sweet 性格发展主动的探索学习，激发孩⼦的⾃信；多元的空间和场景，为孩⼦提供社交互动的机会；Strong 体格发展通过挑战的体能动作和活动，训练孩⼦肌⾁和关节的能⼒，⾝体的协调性和灵敏度，同时也加强⼼肺的训练；Smart 认知发展因果相关性的学习加强认知及思考；从概念的学习到逐步激发想象⼒的培养；育乐课课程学阶划分根据宝宝的⽉龄特点，⾦宝贝为孩⼦制定了7个阶段的成长学习计划；并将通过核⼼课程与特⾊课程，让每个阶段的孩⼦都能发挥潜能、快乐成长。

育乐L1（0-6个⽉）⼩⼩观察者课程⽬标:平缓情绪，集中注意⼒，对周围世界充满好奇, 尝试探索世界的兴趣。

⼩⼩观察者正在不断了解和吸收，培养⽿聪⽬明、灵活的宝宝从L1开始。

开发潜能：感官发育：听觉（各种声⾳刺激与辨别、找到声⾳来源）、视觉（视觉深度、眼部肌⾁、⾊彩刺激）、触觉（冷热硬软粗细、嘴巴和脚底最敏感、辅⾷）、体能（⼿臂抓握）、平衡（上半⾝平衡）；运动发育：上半⾝⼒量（颈部、背部、腰部、⼿臂）；认知发育：认出熟悉的⼈；社交发育：社交性微笑（⽆意识到有意识促进）；语⾔发育：对⾃⼰的名字和声⾳有反应（6个⽉以⼿势和声⾳沟通）；⼈格发育：识别⾃⼰和亲⼦关系（眼神交流与肌肤接触，表达信任与爱）课程主题：⼿电筒、沙滩球、婴⼉⽑毯、⼿和脚、丝⼱、抱枕、听觉道具、触觉物品、⼿指玩偶、画笔等。

金宝贝课程设计一、教学目标本课程的学习目标包括知识目标、技能目标和情感态度价值观目标。

知识目标要求学生掌握课程相关的基本概念、理论和方法。

技能目标要求学生能够运用所学知识解决实际问题，并提高批判性思维和创新能力。

情感态度价值观目标则要求学生在学习过程中培养对学科的兴趣和热情，增强自我认知和自我激励能力。

通过分析课程性质、学生特点和教学要求，我们将目标分解为具体的学习成果。

课程目标明确，可衡量性强，便于学生和教师了解课程的预期成果。

二、教学内容根据课程目标，我们选择和了具有科学性和系统性的教学内容。

详细的教学大纲明确了教学内容的安排和进度。

教材的章节包括：1.章节一：课程概述与基础知识2.章节二：理论研究与应用案例3.章节三：实践技巧与操作方法4.章节四：前沿动态与发展趋势教学内容紧密围绕课本，符合教学实际需求。

三、教学方法我们选择了多种教学方法，以激发学生的学习兴趣和主动性。

包括：1.讲授法：系统地传授课程知识，帮助学生建立知识框架。

2.讨论法：引导学生深入思考，培养批判性思维和创新能力。

3.案例分析法：通过实际案例，让学生学会将理论知识应用于实际问题。

4.实验法：开展实验活动，提高学生的实践操作能力和科学探究能力。

多样化的教学方法有助于提高教学效果，使学生更好地掌握课程内容。

四、教学资源我们选择了丰富多样的教学资源，以支持教学内容和教学方法的实施，丰富学生的学习体验。

包括：1.教材：为学生提供权威、系统的学习资料。

2.参考书：拓展学生的知识视野，丰富学习内容。

3.多媒体资料：通过视频、音频、图片等形式，提高学生的学习兴趣。

4.实验设备：为学生提供实践操作的机会，增强学生的实践能力。

教学资源的选择和准备充分考虑了课程需求和学生特点，有助于提高教学质量。

五、教学评估我们设计了一套合理的评估方式，以全面反映学生的学习成果。

评估方式包括平时表现、作业和考试等。

平时表现主要评估学生的课堂参与度、提问和回答问题的积极性等。

金宝贝早教课程设计一、课程目标知识目标：1. 学生能理解并掌握“金宝贝早教”课程中基础数学概念，如数数、分类和比较。

2. 学生能认识并描述课程中涉及的常见几何图形和颜色。

3. 学生能通过故事、歌曲和游戏等活动，学习并记忆相关的英文单词和简单句子。

技能目标：1. 学生通过互动游戏和小组活动，提升问题解决和逻辑思维能力。

2. 培养学生运用观察、表达和合作的能力，通过实践操作完成指定任务。

3. 提高学生的听觉和视觉辨识能力，通过音乐和美术活动激发创造力。

情感态度价值观目标：1. 培养学生对学习的兴趣，激发探索未知的好奇心。

2. 培养学生与同伴友好相处的合作精神，增强集体荣誉感。

3. 培养学生遵守规则、尊重他人的良好品质，形成积极向上的人生态度。

课程性质：本课程以趣味性和互动性为主，结合早教特点，注重培养学生的基础知识和基本技能。

学生特点：针对低龄学生，充分考虑其注意力集中时间短、好奇心强、喜欢游戏等特点。

教学要求：课程设计需生动有趣，注重启发式教学，以学生为主体，引导他们主动参与、积极探究。

同时，关注个体差异，为每位学生提供展示自己的机会。

通过分解课程目标为具体学习成果，使教学设计和评估更具针对性。

二、教学内容本课程依据课程目标，结合以下教学内容，确保教学活动的科学性和系统性：1. 数学认知：- 数数与基本运算：通过实物操作，学习1-10的数字及其顺序，初步理解加法和减法概念。

- 形状与空间：认识圆形、正方形、三角形等基础图形，理解大小、长短、高矮等比较概念。

2. 语言表达：- 词汇学习：围绕日常生活主题，学习相关英文单词和短语。

- 句子练习：通过角色扮演和情景对话，练习使用简单句子进行表达。

3. 艺术创造：- 音乐节奏：学习基本音阶，体验节奏感，培养音乐兴趣。

- 美术手工：运用不同的美术材料和手法，创作美术作品，激发创造力。

4. 社会情感：- 社交技能：通过小组互动游戏，学习分享、合作和轮流等社交行为。

金宝贝早教讲座笔记整理1、学习=游戏+体验：早教即是丰富宝宝的体验，幼儿期丰富的体验更能具有丰富的大脑，体验是早教一切的根本。

2、体验开发潜能：0-3岁是潜能开发；3-6岁是潜能+知识的开发；6岁以上就是知识的学习，比如语言的潜能就是听（辨别）+模仿。

3、体验的三个重点：1）重复性：帮助吸收，建立信心；2）一致性：保持事务认识的前后一致，2岁以上可以多给孩子读书，告诉她人、物、事之间的联系。

3）适龄性：合适的活动适合合适年龄的孩子，不要急功近利强迫孩子作不适合年龄的事情。

4、给孩子时间和爱，多陪孩子就是给孩子最好的早教。

5、如何教孩子走路：不要用学步车，这样还在体验不到摔倒的危险，就不会学习协调肌肉，可以面对面让孩子手搭着大人的手，鼓励孩子一步步往前走。

6、什么适合自己吃饭：孩子4—16个月就要自己吃饭的欲望了，可以让孩子自己体验吃饭的乐趣，但是大人往往怕孩子吃不到、弄脏衣服和地板、没有耐心就剥夺了孩子吃饭的体验。

7、孩子的7大潜能：1）、识别2）、社交3）人格4）语言5）音乐6）感官7）体能8、感官潜能包括：1）平衡2）体能3）触觉4）视觉5）听觉；孩子触觉最敏感部位是舌头和脚底；多给孩子感官的体验机会，加强孩子平衡和协调能力，协调能力差会影响孩子的学习能力。

9、识别的潜能1岁以上包括：单字表达能力12-24个月；自我认知力15-18个月；符联想24-36个月；记忆联想36-48个月。

10、人格的发育：信心建立；自我肯定；合群友善；亲和温顺；领导思考；开朗乐观；好学进取。

正面教育法是告诉他正在作什么，而不是做错了什么，比如给孩子一个苹果一个香蕉，让孩子把香蕉递给你，而孩子却递给了你苹果，不要告诉孩子拿错了，而是告诉他：“你给了妈妈一个苹果啊，香蕉给妈妈好么？”11、语言能力：单字表达（10-18个月）；短语（18-30个月）；概念和主题（20-36个月）；创造力和表现（24-48个月）；英文字母；10-18个月可以多教名词更容易理解，最后不超过两个音节，尽量少教动词；24个月：可以教些形容词，多带孩子去动物园，感受真实的教育。

Gymboree（金宝贝）Gymboree(金宝贝)CD01 gold baby PLAY class English music, a set of 1 CDCD02 - CD05 golden baby MUSIC English MUSIC, a total of 2 sets, each set of 2, a total of 4 CDSThe first set (cd2-cd3) is: 16 months to 30 months (Half Notes 1/2 Notes)The second set (CD4 - CD5) is: 30 months to 5 years old (Whole Notes full note)CD 06 - CD 17 gold baby series 12 CDS (original value of nearly 2000 yuan)CD06 01 Friends, Forever FriendsFriends, Forever Friends Coconut CafeHopscotch A Mind of His OwnThe Cowboy Song Manners Make A Princess ShineIko - Iko Lunch Box RockThe Straw Ten Little Gymboree FriendsThe Snapshot TinkerboxerCD07 02 Happy to be HereHappy to be Here When I Go to SchoolWhat Will I Take to the Moon?Smooth Movin 'Boogie Express The Changing Garden of Mr BellPolka-dots, Checks and Stripes Ups and DownsMy History Willy FalldownAs Long As We're Together Friendship ChainCD08 03 Over EasyOver Easy Indian LullabyTie a Bow Living on a Planet I LoveA Warm Wooly Blanket Fi - Fiddle - Diddle - I - Ay Beddy Bye - Bye Grandpa JoeFloat, Drift and Dream in 'Bobo 's Bedtime My ShadowCD09 04 Sunny Side UpRiggedy Jig Sunny Side UpAround the Block I Can Do ThatCan You Show Us? 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安徒生童话：金宝贝(英)The Golden Treasureby Hans Christian Andersen（1865）THE drummer's wife went into the church. She saw the new altar with the painted pictures and the carved angels. Those upon the canvas and in the glory over the altar were just as beautiful as the carved ones；and they were painted and gilt into the bargain. Their hair gleamed golden in the sunshine，lovely to behold；but the real sunshine was more beautiful still. It shone redder，clearer through the dark trees，when the sun went down. It was lovely thus to look at the sunshine of heaven. And she looked at the red sun，and she thought about it so deeply，and thought of the little one whom the stork was to bring，and the wife of the drummer was very cheerful，and looked and looked，and wished that the child might have a gleam of sunshine given to it，so that it might at least become like one of the shining angels over the altar.And when she really had the little child in her arms，and held it up to its father，then it was like one of the angels in the church to behold，with hair like gold—the gleam of the setting sun was upon it.“My golden treasure，my riches，my sunshine！”said the mother；and she kissed the shining locks，and it sounded like music and song in the room of the drummer；and there was joy，and life，and movement. The drummer beat a roll—a roll of joy. And the Drum said—the Fire-drum，that was beaten when there was a fire in the town：“Red hair！the little fellow has red hair！Believe the drum，and not what your mother says！Rub-a dub，rub-a dub！”And the town repeated what the Fire-drum had said.The boy was taken to church，the boy was christened. There was nothing much to be said about his name；he was called Peter. The whole town，and the Drum too，called him Peter the drummer's boy with the red hair；but his mother kissed his red hair，and called him her golden treasure.In the hollow way in the clayey bank，many had scratched their names as a remembrance.“Celebrity is always something！”said the drummer；and so he scratched his own name there，and his little son's name likewise.And the swallows came. They had，on their long journey，seen more durable characters engraven on rocks，and on the walls of the temples in Hindostan，mighty deeds of great kings，immortal names，so old that no one now could read or speak them. Remarkable celebrity！In the clayey bank the martens built their nest. They bored holes in the deep declivity，and the splashing rain and the thin mist came and crumbled and washed the names away，and thedrummer's name also，and that of his little son.“Peter's name will last a full year and a half longer！”said the father.“Fool！”thought the Fire-drum；but it only said，“Dub，dub，dub，rub-a-dub！”He was a boy full of life and gladness，this drummer's son with the red hair. He had a lovely voice. He could sing，and he sang like a bird in the woodland. There was melody，and yet no melody.“He must become a chorister boy，”said his mother. “He shall sing in the church，and stand among the beautiful gilded angels who are like him！”“Fiery cat！”said some of the witty ones of the town.The Drum heard that from the neighbors' wives.“Don't go home，Peter，”cried the street boys. “If you sleep in the garret，there'll be a fire in the house，and the fire-drum will have to be beaten.”“Look out for the drumsticks，”replied Peter；and，small as he was，he ran up boldly，and gave the foremost such a punch in the body with his fist，that the fellow lost his legs and tumbled over，and the others took their legs off with themselves very rapidly.The town musician was very genteel and fine. He was the son of the royal plate-washer. He was very fond of Peter，and would sometimes take him to his home；and he gave him a violin，and taught him to play it. It seemed as if the whole art lay in the boy's fingers；and he wanted to be more than a drummer—he wanted to become musician to the town.“I'll be a soldier，”said Peter；for he was still quite a little lad，and it seemed to him the finest thing in the world to carry a gun，and to be able to march one，two—one，two，and to wear a uniform and a sword.“Ah，you learn to long for the drum-skin，drum，dum，dum！”said the Drum.“Yes，if he could only march his way up to be a general！”observed his father；“but before he can do that，there must be war.”“Heaven forbid！”said his mother.“We have nothing to lose，”remarked the father.“Yes，we have my boy，”she retorted.“But suppose he came back a general！”said the father.“Without arms and legs！”cried the mother. “No，I would rather keep my golden treasure with me.”“Drum，dum，dum！”The Fire-drum and all the other drums were beating，for war had come. The soldiers all set out，and the son of the drummer followed them. “Red-head. Golden treasure！”The mother wept；the father in fancy saw him “famous；”the town musician was of opinion that he ought not to go to war，but should stay at home and learn music.“Red-head，”said the soldiers，and little Peter laughed；but when one of them sometimes said to another，“Foxey，”he would bite his teeth together and look another way—into the wide world. He did not care for the nickname.The boy was active，pleasant of speech，and good-humored；that is the best canteen，said his old comrades.And many a night he had to sleep under the open sky，wet through with the driving rain or the falling mist；but his good humor never forsook him. The drum-sticks sounded，“Rub-a-dub，all up，all up！”Yes，he was certainly born to be a drummer.The day of battle dawned. The sun had not yet risen，but the morning was come. The air was cold，the battle was hot；there was mist in the air，but still more gunpowder-smoke. The bullets and shells flew over the soldiers' heads，and into their heads—into their bodies and limbs；but still they pressed forward. Here or there one or other of them would sink on his knees，with bleeding temples and a face as white as chalk. The little drummer still kept his healthy color；he had suffered no damage；he looked cheerfully at the dog of the regiment，which was jumping along as merrily as if the whole thing had been got up for his amusement，and as if the bullets were only flying about that he might have a game of play with them.“March！Forward！March！”This，was the word of command for the drum. The word had not yet been given to fall back，though they might have done so，and perhaps there would have been much sense in it；and now at last the word “Retire”was given；but our little drummer beat “Forward！march！”for he had understood the command thus，and the soldiers obeyed the sound of the drum. That was a good roll，and proved the summons to victory for the men，who had already begun to give way.Life and limb were lost in the battle. Bombshells tore away the flesh in red strips；bombshells lit up into a terrible glow the strawheaps to which the wounded had dragged themselves，to lie untended for many hours，perhaps for all the hours they had to live.It's no use thinking of it；and yet one cannot help thinking of it，even far away in thepeaceful town. The drummer and his wife also thought of it，for Peter was at the war.“Now，I'm tired of these complaints，”said the Fire-drum.Again the day of battle dawned；the sun had not yet risen，but it was morning. The drummer and his wife were asleep. They had been talking about their son，as，indeed，they did almost every night，for he was out yonder in God's hand. And the father dreamt that the war was over，that the soldiers had returned home，and that Peter wore a silver cross on his breast. But the mother dreamt that she had gone into the church，and had seen the painted pictures and the carved angels with the gilded hair，and her own dear boy，the golden treasure of her heart，who was standing among the angels in white robes，singing so sweetly，as surely only the angels can sing；and that he had soared up with them into the sunshine，and nodded so kindly at his mother.“My golden treasure！”she cried out；and she awoke. “Now the good God has taken him to Himself！”She folded her hands，and hid her face in the cotton curtains of the bed，and wept. “Where does he rest now？among the many in the big grave that they have dug for the dead？Perhaps he's in the water in the marsh！Nobody knows his grave；no holy words have been read over it！”And the Lord's Prayer went inaudibly over her lips；she bowed her head，and was so weary that she went to sleep.And the days went by，in life as in dreams！It was evening. Over the battle-field a rainbow spread，which touched the forest and the deep marsh.It has been said，and is preserved in popular belief，that where the rainbow touches the earth a treasure lies buried，a golden treasure；and here there was one. No one but his mother thought of the little drummer，and therefore she dreamt of him.And the days went by，in life as in dreams！Not a hair of his head had been hurt，not a golden hair.“Drum-ma-rum！drum-ma-rum！there he is！”the Drum might have said，and his mother might have sung，if she had seen or dreamt it.With hurrah and song，adorned with green wreaths of victory，they came home，as the war was at an end，and peace had been signed. The dog of the regiment sprang on in front with large bounds，and made the way three times as long for himself as it really was.And days and weeks went by，and Peter came into his parents' room. He was as brown as a wild man，and his eyes were bright，and his face beamed like sunshine. And his mother held him in her arms；she kissed his lips，his forehead，and his red hair. She had her boy back again；he had not a silver cross on his breast，as his father had dreamt，but he had sound limbs，a thingthe mother had not dreamt. And what a rejoicing was there！They laughed and they wept；and Peter embraced the old Fire-drum.“There stands the old skeleton still！”he said.And the father beat a roll upon it.“One would think that a great fire had broken out here，”said the Fire-drum. “Bright day！fire in the heart！golden treasure！skrat！skr-r-at！skr-r-r-r-at！”And what then？What then！—Ask the town musician.“Peter's far outgrowing the drum，”he said. “Peter will be greater than I.”And yet he was the son of a royal plate-washer；but all that he had learned in half a lifetime，Peter learned in half a year.There was something so merry about him，something so truly kind-hearted. His eyes gleamed，and his hair gleamed too—there was no denying that！“He ought to have his hair dyed，”said the neighbor's wife. “That answered capitally with the policeman's daughter，and she got a husband.”“But her hair turned as green as duckweed，and was always having to be colored up.”“She knows how to manage for herself，”said the neighbors，“and so can Peter. He comes to the most genteel houses，even to the burgomaster's where he gives Miss Charlotte piano-forte lessons.”He could play！He could play，fresh out of his heart，the most charming pieces，that had never been put upon music-paper. He played in the bright nights，and in the dark nights，too. The neighbors declared it was unbearable，and the Fire-drum was of the same opinion.He played until his thoughts soared up，and burst forth in great plans for the future：“To be famous！”And burgomaster's Charlotte sat at the piano. Her delicate fingers danced over the keys，and made them ring into Peter's heart. It seemed too much for him to bear；and this happened not once，but many times；and at last one day he seized the delicate fingers and the white hand，and kissed it，and looked into her great brown eyes. Heaven knows what he said；but we may be allowed to guess at it. Charlotte blushed to guess at it. She reddened from brow to neck，and answered not a single word；and then strangers came into the room，and one of them was the state councillor's son. He had a lofty white forehead，and carried it so high that it seemed to goback into his neck. And Peter sat by her a long time，and she looked at him with gentle eyes.At home that evening he spoke of travel in the wide world，and of the golden treasure that lay hidden for him in his violin.“To be famous！”“Tum-me-lum，tum-me-lum，tum-me-lum！”said the Fire-drum. “Peter has gone clear out of his wits. I think there must be a fire in the house.”Next day the mother went to market.“Shall I tell you news，Peter？”she asked when she came home. “A capital piece of news. Burgomaster's Charlotte has engaged herself to the state councillor's son；the betrothal took place yesterday evening.”“No！”cried Peter，and he sprang up from his chair. But his mother persisted in saying “Yes.”She had heard it from the baker's wife，whose husband had it from the burgomaster's own mouthAnd Peter became as pale as death，and sat down again.“Good Heaven！what's the matter with you？”asked his mother.“Nothing，nothing；only leave me to myself，”he answered but the tears were running down his cheeks.“My sweet child，my golden treasure！”cried the mother，and she wept；but the Fire-drum sang，not out loud，but inwardly.“Charlotte's gone！Charlotte's gone！and now the song is done.”But the song was not done；there were many more verses in it，long verses，the most beautiful verses，the golden treasures of a life.“She behaves like a mad woman，”said the neighbor's wife. “All the world is to see the letters she gets from her golden treasure，and to read the words that are written in the papers about his violin playing. And he sends her money too，and that's very useful to her since she has been a w idow.”“He plays before emperors and kings，”said the town musician. “I never had that fortune，but he's my pupil，and he does not forget his old master.”And his mother said，“His father dreamt that Peter came home from the war with a silver cross. He did not gain one in the war，but it is still more difficult to gain one in this way. Now he has the cross of honor. If his father had only lived to see it！”“He's grown famous！”said the Fire-drum，and all his native town said the same thing，for the drummer's son，Peter with the red hair—Peter whom they had known as a little boy，running about in wooden shoes，and then as a drummer，playing for the dancers—was become famous！“He played at our house before he played in the presence of kings，”said the burgomaster's wife. “At that time he was quite smitten with Charlotte. He was always of an aspiring turn. At that time he was saucy and an enthusiast. My husband laughed when he heard of the foolish affair，and now our Charlotte is a state councillor's wife.”A golden treasure had been hidden in the heart and soul of the poor child，who had beaten the roll as a drummer—a roll of victory for those who had been ready to retreat. There was a golden treasure in his bosom，the power of sound；it burst forth on his violin as if the instrument had been a complete organ，and as if all the elves of a midsummer night were dancing across the strings. In its sounds were heard the piping of the thrush and the full clear note of the human voice；therefore the sound brought rapture to every heart，and carried his name triumphant through the land. That was a great firebrand—the firebrand of inspiration.“And then he looks so splendid！”said the young ladies and the old ladies too；and the oldest of all procured an album for famous locks of hair，wholly and solely that she might beg a lock of his rich splendid hair，that treasure，that golden treasure.And the son came into the poor room of the drummer，elegant as a prince，happier than a king. His eyes were as clear and his face was as radiant as sunshine；and he held his mother in his arms，and she kissed his mouth，and wept as blissfully as any one can weep for joy；and he nodded at every old piece of furniture in the room，at the cupboard with the tea-cups，and at the flower-vase. He nodded at the sleeping-bench，where he had slept as a little boy；but the old Fire-drum he brought out，and dragged it into the middle of the room，and said to it and to his mother：“My father would have beaten a famous roll this evening. Now I must do it！”And he beat a thundering roll-call on the instrument，and the Drum felt so highly honored that the parchment burst with exultation.“He has a splendid touch！”said the Drum. “I've a remembrance of him now that will last.I expect that the same thing will happen to his mother，from pure joy over her golden treasure.”And this is the story of the Golden Treasure.。