驴lǘ孩hái子zi

有yǒu个gè女nǚ孩hái最zuì先xiān发fā现xiàn了le远yuǎn处chù有yǒu个gè奇qí怪guài的de身shēn影yǐng。

It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.

那nà个ge身shēn影yǐng越yuè靠kào越yuè近jìn，她tā看kàn清qīng楚chu了le，那nà是shì一yī个gè快kuài生shēng孩hái子zi的de妇fù女nǚ。

As the shape moved closer, she saw that it was a heavily pregnant woman.

女nǚ孩hái有yǒu点diǎn儿r害hài羞xiū，但dàn她tā还hái是shi勇yǒng敢gǎn地de走zǒu上shàng前qián去qù。和hé女nǚ孩hái随suí行xíng的de人rén们men说shuō：“我wǒ们men必bì须xū和hé她tā呆dāi在zài一yī起qǐ，我wǒ们men必bì须xū保bǎo护hù她tā和hé她tā的de孩hái子zi。”

Shy but brave, the little girl moved nearer to the woman. “We must keep her with us,” the little girl’s people decided. “We’ll keep her and her child safe.”

孩hái子zi很hěn快kuài就jiù要yào降jiàng生shēng了le。“用yòng力lì啊a！”“快kuài拿ná毯tǎn子zi来lái！”“水shuǐ！”“再zài用yòng点diǎn力lì！”

The child was soon on its way. “Push!” “Bring blankets!” “Water!” “Push a little harder!”

当dāng他tā们men看kàn到dào孩hái子zi时shí，所suǒ有yǒu人rén都dōu吓xià了le一yī跳tiào，“一yī头tóu驴lǘ？”

But when they saw the baby, everyone jumped back in shock. “A donkey?!”

大dà家jiā七qī嘴zuǐ八bā舌shé吵chǎo起qǐ来lai。一yī些xiē人rén说shuō：“我wǒ们men说shuō过guo要yào保bǎo护hù母mǔ亲qīn和hé孩hái子zi的de，我wǒ们men必bì须xū这zhè样yàng做zuò。”但dàn是shì还hái有yǒu一yī些xiē人rén反fǎn驳bó说shuō：“但dàn是shì他tā们men会huì给gěi我wǒ们men带dài来lái厄è运yùn。”

Everyone began to argue. “We said we would keep mother and child safe, and that’s what we’ll do,” said some. “But they will bring us bad luck!” said others.

妇fù女nǚ发fā现xiàn自zì己jǐ又yòu孤gū零líng零líng一yī人rén了le。她tā不bù知zhī道dào该gāi拿ná这zhè个ge奇qí怪guài的de孩hái子zi怎zěn么me办bàn，她tā也yě不bù知zhī道dào自zì己jǐ该gāi怎zěn么me办bàn。

And so the woman found herself alone again. She wondered what to do with this awkward child. She wondered what to do with herself.

最zuì后hòu，她tā决jué定dìng接jiē受shòu这zhè个ge孩hái子zi，做zuò他tā的de妈mā妈ma。

But finally she decided to accept the child and be his mother.

如rú果guǒ这zhè个ge孩hái子zi一yī直zhí这zhè般bān大dà小xiǎo，不bù长zhǎng大dà的de话huà，一yī切qiè都dōu会huì变biàn得de不bù一yī样yàng。但dàn是shì这zhè个ge驴lǘ孩hái子zi越yuè长zhǎng越yuè大dà，现xiàn在zài他tā再zài也yě不bù能néng趴pā在zài妈mā妈ma的de背bèi上shàng。无wú论lùn他tā多duō么me努nǔ力lì，他tā始shǐ终zhōng不bù能néng像xiàng人rén类lèi一yī样yàng。他tā的de妈mā妈ma累lèi了le，放fàng弃qì了le。有yǒu时shí候hou，她tā让ràng他tā做zuò一yī些xiē动dòng物wù会huì做zuò的de工gōng作zuò。

Now, if the child had stayed that same, small size, everything might have been different. But the donkey child grew and grew until he could no longer fit on his mother’s back. And no matter how hard he tried, he could not behave like a human being. His mother was tired and gave up. Sometimes she made him do work meant for animals.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi感gǎn到dào迷mí茫máng，也yě很hěn生shēng气qì。他tā这zhè个ge也yě不bù能néng做zuò，那nà个ge也yě不bù能néng做zuò。他tā不bù能néng这zhè样yàng，也yě不bù能néng那nà样yàng。有yǒu一yī天tiān，他tā太tài生shēng气qì了le，一yī脚jiǎo把bǎ他tā的de妈mā妈ma踹chuài到dào地dì上shàng。

Confusion and anger built up inside Donkey. He couldn’t do this and he couldn’t do that. He couldn’t be like this and he couldn’t be like that. He became so angry that, one day, he kicked his mother to the ground.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi羞xiū愧kuì极jí了le，他tā逃táo跑pǎo了le，跑pǎo得de越yuè远yuǎn越yuè好hǎo。

Donkey was filled with shame. He started to run away as far and fast as he could.

当dāng他tā停tíng下xià来lai的de时shí候hou，天tiān已yǐ经jīng黑hēi了le，驴lǘ孩hái子zi迷mí路lù了le。他tā在zài黑hēi暗àn里lǐ哼hēng哼heng，“咴huī咴huī”，黑hēi暗àn中zhōng传chuán来lái了le回huí声shēng，“咴huī咴huī”。他tā孤gū零líng零líng的de一yī个gè人rén，卷juǎn成chéng了le一yī团tuán，心xīn中zhōng充chōng满mǎn烦fán恼nǎo，沉chén沉chén地de睡shuì去qù。

By the time he stopped running, it was night, and Donkey was lost. “Hee haw?” he whispered to the darkness. “Hee Haw?” it echoed back. He was alone. Curling himself into a tight ball, he fell into a deep and troubled sleep.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi醒xǐng了le，他tā发fā现xiàn有yǒu个gè老lǎo人rén低dī头tóu盯dīng着zhe他tā。他tā看kàn着zhe老lǎo人rén的de眼yǎn睛jing，感gǎn觉jué到dào了le一yī丝sī希xī望wàng。

Donkey woke up to find a strange old man staring down at him. He looked into the old man’s eyes and started to feel a twinkle of hope.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi和hé老lǎo人rén住zhù在zài一yī起qǐ，老lǎo人rén教jiāo会huì他tā很hěn多duō生shēng存cún的de本běn领lǐng。驴lǘ孩hái子zi认rèn真zhēn地de听tīng着zhe，学xué得de很hěn快kuài。老lǎo人rén也yě学xué了le很hěn多duō。他tā们men互hù相xiāng帮bāng助zhù，遇yù到dào开kāi心xīn的de事shì情qing就jiù一yī起qǐ哈hā哈hā大dà笑xiào。

Donkey went to stay with the old man, who taught him many different ways to survive. Donkey listened and learned, and so did the old man. They helped each other, and they laughed together.

一yī天tiān早zǎo上shang，老lǎo人rén让ràng驴lǘ孩hái子zi带dài他tā到dào山shān顶dǐng。

One morning, the old man asked Donkey to carry him to the top of a mountain.

他tā们men登dēng上shàng山shān顶dǐng，环huán绕rào在zài云yún雾wù中zhōng，睡shuì着zháo了le。驴lǘ孩hái子zi梦mèng到dào他tā的de妈mā妈ma生shēng病bìng了le，正zhèng在zài呼hū唤huàn他tā，然rán后hòu他tā就jiù醒xǐng了le……

High up amongst the clouds they fell asleep. Donkey dreamed that his mother was sick and calling to him. And when he woke up…

……云yún雾wù消xiāo失shī了le，他tā的de朋péng友you——那nà个ge老lǎo人rén——也yě消xiāo失shī了le。

… the clouds had disappeared along with his friend, the old man.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi终zhōng于yú知zhī道dào要yào做zuò什shén么me了le。

Donkey finally knew what to do.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi找zhǎo到dào了le他tā的de妈mā妈ma，她tā孤gū零líng零líng一yī个gè人rén，正zhèng在zài为wèi走zǒu失shī的de孩hái子zi伤shāng心xīn。他tā们men互hù相xiāng打dǎ量liang了le很hěn久jiǔ，然rán后hòu紧jǐn紧jǐn地de抱bào在zài了le一yī起qǐ。

Donkey found his mother, alone and mourning her lost child. They stared at each other for a long time. And then hugged each other very hard.

驴lǘ孩hái子zi和hé妈mā妈ma住zhù在zài一yī起qǐ，慢màn慢màn长zhǎng大dà，学xué会huì了le如rú何hé共gòng同tóng生shēng活huó。渐jiàn渐jiàn的de，其qí他tā的de家jiā庭tíng也yě搬bān到dào他tā们men附fù近jìn，住zhù了le下xià来lai。

The donkey child and his mother have grown together and found many ways of living side by side. Slowly, all around them, other families have started to settle.