The Selfish Giant · chapter 2 of 3
The Winter That Would Not End
冬天不走
Snow, Frost, North Wind and Hail move into the giant's garden, and spring stays away. Then one morning the giant hears a bird.
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- Narrator 别的地方有花，有鸟。巨人的花园还是冬天。
Bié de dìfang yǒu huā, yǒu niǎo. Jùrén de huāyuán háishi dōngtiān.
Elsewhere there were flowers and birds. The giant's garden was still winter.
- Snow 我是雪！春天忘了这儿！这里永远是冬天！
Wǒ shì xuě! Chūntiān wàng le zhèr! Zhèlǐ yǒngyuǎn shì dōngtiān!
I'm Snow! Spring forgot this place! It will be winter here forever!
- Frost 我是霜！我来画树，画草！都是白色的！
Wǒ shì shuāng! Wǒ lái huà shù, huà cǎo! Dōu shì báisè de!
I'm Frost! I'll paint the trees and the grass! All of it white!
- North Wind 呼！呼！我是北风！我也住在这儿了！
Hū! Hū! Wǒ shì běifēng! Wǒ yě zhù zài zhèr le!
Whoo! Whoo! I'm North Wind! I live here now too!
- North Wind 这个花园真大！风可以跑得很快！
Zhège huāyuán zhēn dà! Fēng kěyǐ pǎo de hěn kuài!
This garden is so big! The wind can run so fast!
- Hail 我也来了！我是冰雹！我要打巨人的房子！
Wǒ yě lái le! Wǒ shì bīngbáo! Wǒ yào dǎ jùrén de fángzi!
I'm here too! I'm Hail! I'm going to bang on the giant's house!
- Snow 北风，你的风太冷了！冬天真好！我喜欢！
Běifēng, nǐ de fēng tài lěng le! Dōngtiān zhēn hǎo! Wǒ xǐhuan!
North Wind, your wind is so cold! Winter is wonderful! I love it!
- Snow 冰雹，你小声一点儿！巨人在睡觉。
Bīngbáo, nǐ xiǎo shēng yìdiǎnr! Jùrén zài shuìjiào.
Hail, be quieter! The giant is sleeping.
- Hail 不！我要大声！啪！啪！啪！
Bù! Wǒ yào dàshēng! Pā! Pā! Pā!
No! I want to be loud! Bang! Bang! Bang!
- The Giant 你看，树都白了。都是霜！冰雹又来了！
Nǐ kàn, shù dōu bái le. Dōu shì shuāng! Bīngbáo yòu lái le!
Look, all the trees are white. That is Frost! And Hail is back again!
- The Giant 春天为什么还不来？
Chūntiān wèishénme hái bù lái?
Why doesn't spring come yet?
- The Giant 我的花园这么冷！
Wǒ de huāyuán zhème lěng!
My garden is so cold!
- Frost 春天不喜欢你。你没有孩子。
Chūntiān bù xǐhuan nǐ. Nǐ méiyǒu háizi.
Spring doesn't like you. You have no children.
- Narrator 一天早上，巨人在床上，听到了什么。
Yì tiān zǎoshang, jùrén zài chuáng shàng, tīngdào le shénme.
One morning, the giant lay in bed and heard something.
- The Giant 什么声音？真好听！
Shénme shēngyīn? Zhēn hǎotīng!
What's that sound? So lovely!
- The Giant 是一只小鸟！春天来了吗？
Shì yì zhī xiǎo niǎo! Chūntiān lái le ma?
It's a little bird! Has spring come?
- The Giant 我要看看！
Wǒ yào kànkan!
I must see!
- The Giant 啊！孩子们！他们从墙里进来了！
Ā! Háizimen! Tāmen cóng qiáng lǐ jìnlái le!
Ah! The children! They came in through the wall!
- The Girl 巨人不在！我们上树吧！
Jùrén bú zài! Wǒmen shàng shù ba!
The giant isn't here! Let's climb the trees!
- The Giant 树开花了！鸟也来了！
Shù kāi huā le! Niǎo yě lái le!
The trees are blooming! And the birds are back!
- The Giant 孩子来了，春天就来了。
Háizi lái le, chūntiān jiù lái le.
When the children came, spring came.
- The Giant 可是那边……为什么还有雪？
Kěshì nàbiān… wèishénme hái yǒu xuě?
But over there... why is there still snow?
- The Little Boy 我上不去。我太小了。
Wǒ shàng bú qù. Wǒ tài xiǎo le.
I can't get up. I'm too small.
- The Little Boy 树好高……我想上去。
Shù hǎo gāo… wǒ xiǎng shàngqù.
The tree is so tall... I want to go up.
- The Giant 那个小孩在哭。他上不去树。
Nàge xiǎohái zài kū. Tā shàng bú qù shù.
That little boy is crying. He can't climb the tree.
- The Giant 我以前太自私了。我不让孩子进来。
Wǒ yǐqián tài zìsī le. Wǒ bú ràng háizi jìnlái.
I was so selfish before. I wouldn't let the children in.
- The Giant 我真自私！我错了。我现在就去帮他！
Wǒ zhēn zìsī! Wǒ cuò le. Wǒ xiànzài jiù qù bāng tā!
How selfish I was! I was wrong. I'm going to help him right now!
What changed in the story?
- Who comes to live in the giant's garden?
“我是冰雹！”
- What wakes the giant up one morning?
“什么声音？真好听！”
- How did the children get into the garden?
“他们从墙里进来了！”
- What does the giant learn about spring?
“孩子来了，春天就来了。”
- Why is one corner still winter?
“我上不去。我太小了。”