The Boy Who Said Thank You

A boy bought a bun. The baker gave it to him with a smile. "Thank you," said the boy. The baker smiled more. "Have a good day," she said. On the way home, the boy said thank you to the bus driver. The driver laughed and let an old man sit down first. The old man said thank you to the driver. He got off at the hospital and said thank you to the nurse. The nurse went into the room and spoke gently to a patient. That night, the boy's mother asked, "Why are you smiling?" "I said thank you a lot today," he said. "It felt good." "Then say it again tomorrow," said his mother.

【中文對照】 一個男孩買了一個小麵包，麵包師笑著遞給他。 「謝謝，」男孩說。 麵包師笑得更開心了：「祝你今天順利。」 回家的路上，男孩對公交車司機說了謝謝。 司機笑了，讓一位老人先坐下。 老人對司機說了謝謝。 他在醫院下車，又對護士說了謝謝。 護士走進病房，溫柔地和一位病人說話。 那天晚上，男孩的媽媽問：「你為什麼笑？」 「我今天說了很多次謝謝，」他說，「感覺很好。」 「那明天再說一次，」媽媽說。