The Star That Was Late

All the stars came out at night. One star was late. It hurried across the sky. "I am sorry," it said to the moon. "That is all right," said the moon. "I am late for the children," said the star. "They are waiting." "Go and see," said the moon. The star went to the window. The children were already asleep. The star felt sad. It sat in the window and thought. Then it saw a small boy open his eyes. He looked up and smiled. "You came," he said. "I am late," said the star. "You are just in time," said the boy, and went back to sleep. The star stayed in the window all night.

【中文对照】 夜里，所有的星星都出来了。有一颗迟到了。 它急急忙忙地划过天空。「对不起，」它对月亮说。 「没关系，」月亮说。 「我对孩子们来说迟到了，」星星说，「他们在等我。」 「你去看看吧，」月亮说。 星星来到窗前。孩子们已经睡着了。 星星有点难过。它坐在窗台上，想着这件事。 然后它看见一个小男孩睁开了眼睛。他抬头看它，笑了。 「你来了，」他说。 「我迟到了，」星星说。 「你来得正是时候，」男孩说完，又睡着了。 那一整夜，星星都待在窗台上。