The Selfish Giant

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful garden. It belonged to a Giant, but the Giant hadn't been at home for a long time. Children loved playing in the garden, because the flowers there were beautiful, and the birds there sang moving songs.

从前，有一个美丽的花园，这个花园属于一个巨人，可这个巨人很久都没有回家了。孩子们很喜欢在他的花园里玩，因为这里有漂亮的花儿，还有歌声动人的鸟儿。

One day, the Giant came back. He was angry that so many children were in his garden. He told them all to go away! Then, to make sure that the children could not come back, the Giant built a massive wall around his garden; and put up a sign that said: Trespassers will be prosecuted. What a selfish Giant!

一天，巨人回来了。他看到很多孩子在自己的花园里玩耍，非常生气，于是便把孩子们统统赶出花园。为了不让孩子们再来，他在花园周围修筑了一堵高大的墙，还竖起一个告示牌，上面写着：闲人莫入，违者必究。多么自私的巨人啊！

The children were all sad. The flowers and the birds were sad, too. They missed the children. So the flowers did not grow in the Giant's garden anymore, and the birds flew away and did not sing in the Giant's garden anymore. From then on, it was winter all year long in the Giant's garden.

孩子们很伤心，花儿和鸟儿也很伤心，它们想念孩子们。花儿不再生长了，鸟儿也飞走了，巨人的花园里再也听不到鸟儿的歌声了。从那以后，花园里只有漫长的冬季。

The snow loved his garden, and covered all of the grass. As did the frost, who sprinkled himself all over the trees. Also the roaring wind, who blew constantly at his wall. But the Giant didn't want the snow, the frost, or the wind. He missed the flowers and the birds. He was very sad, and wished that he hadn't been so selfish.

雪喜欢巨人的花园，草地上覆盖了厚厚的雪花；霜喜欢巨人的花园，树枝上结满了晶莹的冰霜；呼啸的风也喜欢巨人的花园，它们不停地吹着那堵高高的墙。但是巨人不想要雪，不想要霜，也不想要风，他想念花儿和鸟儿。他很伤心，觉得自己当初要是不那么自私，那该多好啊。

One day, as the Giant was pondering his gloom, he heard the sound of a bird singing. He hadn't heard such a lovely song for such a long time! The Giant looked out of his window, and with amazement and joy, found that a part of the wall had been blown down by the wind and the children were running into his garden. And with them, so returned the flowers and the birds.

一天，巨人正沉浸在悲伤之中， 突然外面传来了鸟儿的歌声。他已经很久没有听到这么好听的声音了！巨人惊喜地望向窗外，只见有一段墙被风吹倒了，孩子们正跑进他的花园，伴随着孩子们一起来的，还有花儿和鸟儿。

The children were planting flowers on the ground, and the flowers brought the birds. The Giant leapt out of the window to help them. He was selfish no more! He then tore down his wall, ripped up his sign, and told the children that they could play in his garden forever. The children all cheered, and the Giant smiled to himself.

孩子们把花儿种到土地上，花儿又引来了鸟儿。巨人跳出窗户去帮助他们，他再也不自私了！巨人拆掉了那堵墙，撤下了告示牌。他告诉孩子们，他们可以永远在他的花园里玩耍。孩子们欢呼起来，巨人的脸上也绽放出了笑容。