所有带小孩的人都知道，耐心不是那么容易获得的美德。在这个插图神奇的故事中，小女孩Miyuki（我们在备受赞誉的《睡觉时间》中首次见到）焦急地等待着一朵瞌睡的花的开放。因为在春季的**天这朵花仍然没开，Miyuki开始疯狂地寻找水来唤醒它。她的祖父温柔地鼓励她坐下来，和他一起观察，这时，她才学到重要的一课：那些有耐心等待的人才会得到美好的东西。Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in the critically acclaimed Time for Bed, Miyuki, anxiously awaits the opening of one sleepy flower. When, on the first day of spring, the flower still hasn't bloomed, Miyuki begins a frantic search for water to wake it up. Her grandfather gently encourages her to sit and watch with him, as she learns the important lesson that good things come to those who wait.