James used to be my friend. But today he is my enemy.

James and John are best friends -- or at least they used to be. They shared pretzels, umbrellas, and even chicken pox. Now James always wants to be boss, and John doesn't want to be friends anymore. But when he goes to James' house to tell him so, something unexpected happens.
兩個好朋友吵起架來了，綠夾克很氣紅夾克，因為紅夾克每次都要當king，而且每次都霸占所有的蠟筆......于是綠夾克跑去紅夾克家，打算不和他當好朋友了，"We're enemies.""All right!"然后，"Hey, James!""What?"一句邀約的暗語，讓兩人化解了恩仇，于是兩人又玩在一塊兒了。
描繪孩子們與同伴相處之間，常見的情緒及行為反應，勾畫出童心的純樸與友誼的真誠。

Janice May Udry is the author of several books for children, including the 1957 Caldecott Medal-winning A Tree is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont, as well as The Moon Jumpers and Let's Be Enemies, both illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Ms Udry lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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