Sela had a new neighbor. He had a nice garden with a stone frog. The frog was gray and fat.
塞拉有了一位新邻居。他有一座漂亮的花园,里面有一只石头青蛙。青蛙是灰色的,胖胖的。
On Monday morning, the frog sat by the gate. On Tuesday, it sat under the tree. On Wednesday, it sat next to the flowers.
周一早上,青蛙坐在大门边。周二,它坐在树下。周三,它坐在花旁边。
Sela did not understand. A stone frog cannot walk. Who moved it every night?
塞拉不明白。石头青蛙不会走路。是谁每天晚上把它搬来搬去的呢?
She asked her friend. "Maybe the neighbor moves it," her friend said. But the neighbor was old and slow. That did not seem right.
她去问她的朋友。“也许是邻居搬的,”朋友说。可是那位邻居又老又慢。这似乎不太对。
On Thursday evening, Sela sat at her window. She watched the garden and waited. The sky got dark.
周四傍晚,塞拉坐在窗前。她望着花园等待着。天渐渐黑了。
At eight o'clock, the garden door opened. A small boy came out. He was the neighbor's grandson.
八点钟,花园的门开了。一个小男孩走了出来。他是邻居的孙子。
The boy looked left and right. He picked up the heavy frog with both hands. He put it in a new place by the pond. Then he ran back inside, and he laughed.
男孩左右看了看。他用两只手抱起沉重的青蛙,把它放到池塘边的新位置。然后他跑回屋里,笑了起来。
Sela smiled. It was a game. The boy wanted his grandpa to find it somewhere new.
塞拉笑了。这是一场游戏。男孩想让爷爷在新的地方找到它。
The next day, Sela bought a small toy frog. In the evening, she went to the garden fence. She put the toy frog next to the stone frog.
第二天,塞拉买了一只小玩具青蛙。傍晚,她走到花园的栅栏边,把玩具青蛙放在石头青蛙旁边。
Then she went home and waited.
然后她回家等着。






