The Plant Someone Waters

Isla planned a two-week work trip. She loved her plant on the porch. It needed water every two days. She forgot to ask for help.

艾拉计划了一次为期两周的出差。她很爱门廊上的那盆植物。它每两天需要浇一次水。她忘了请人帮忙。

She left early on a Monday morning. She thought about her plant the whole time. The plant needed water, and she was away.

星期一一大早，她就出发了。她一路上都在想着那盆植物。植物需要水，而她不在家。

Two weeks later, Isla came home. She walked straight to the porch. The plant looked green and healthy. Isla stared at it in surprise.

两周后，艾拉回到家。她径直走向门廊。那盆植物看起来青翠又健康。艾拉惊讶地盯着它。

"How is this plant still alive?" she said.

“这盆植物怎么还活着？”她说。

She looked around the porch for clues. A small watering can sat by the door. It was not her watering can.

她在门廊四周寻找线索。门边放着一个小喷壶。那不是她的喷壶。

Isla knocked on her neighbor's door. A young girl named Junie opened it.

艾拉敲响了邻居家的门。一个名叫朱妮的小女孩开了门。

"Did you water my plant?" Isla asked.

“你给我的植物浇水了吗？”艾拉问。

Junie nodded and smiled a big smile. "I saw it from my window," she said. "The soil looked dry every single day. I used my own watering can."

朱妮点点头，露出大大的笑容。“我从窗户里看到的。”她说。“土每天都是干的。我用自己的喷壶浇的。”

"That was very kind of you," Isla said. "I did not even ask for help."

“你真是太好心了。”艾拉说。“我连请你帮忙都没有。”

"I like plants," Junie said simply. "I water my own plants too."

“我喜欢植物。”朱妮简单地说。“我也给自己的植物浇水。”

Isla thanked Junie again and again. She gave Junie a small potted flower. "For your good work," Isla said.

艾拉一遍又一遍地向朱妮道谢。她送给朱妮一盆小小的盆栽花。“奖励你的好工作。”艾拉说。

Junie held the flower with both hands. She promised to water that one too.

朱妮用两只手捧着那盆花。她答应也会给这盆花浇水。

Now, Isla waters her own plant. But she waves at Junie's window first.

现在，艾拉自己给植物浇水。但她会先朝朱妮的窗户挥挥手。