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.

【中文對照】 夜裡，所有的星星都出來了。有一顆遲到了。 它急急忙忙地划過天空。「對不起，」它對月亮說。 「沒關係，」月亮說。 「我對孩子們來說遲到了，」星星說，「他們在等我。」 「你去看看吧，」月亮說。 星星來到窗前。孩子們已經睡著了。 星星有點難過。它坐在窗臺上，想著這件事。 然後它看見一個小男孩睜開了眼睛。他抬頭看它，笑了。 「你來了，」他說。 「我遲到了，」星星說。 「你來得正是時候，」男孩說完，又睡著了。 那一整夜，星星都待在窗臺上。