Shy but brave, the little girl moved nearer to the woman.
“We must keep her with us,” the little girl’s people decided. “We’ll keep her and her child safe.”
孩子很快就要降生了。“用力啊!”“快拿毯子來!”“水!”“再用點力!”
個仔好快就要出世㗎嘞。「大力啲吖!」「快啲攞條毛氈嚟!」「水!」「再大力啲!」
孩子很快就要降生了。“用力啊!”“快拿毯子來!”“水!”“再用點力!”
The child was soon on its way.
“Push!”
“Bring blankets!”
“Water!”
“Puuuuussssshhh!!!”
當他們看到孩子時,所有人都嚇了一跳,“一頭驢?”
當佢哋見到個仔嘅時候,所有人都嚇咗一跳,「一隻驢仔?」
當他們看到孩子時,所有人都嚇了一跳,“一頭驢?”
But when they saw the baby, everyone jumped back in shock.
“A donkey?!”
Everyone began to argue.
“We said we would keep mother and child safe, and that’s what we’ll do,” said some.
“But they will bring us bad luck!” said others.
婦女發現自己又孤零零一人了。她不知道該拿這個奇怪的孩子怎麼辦,她也不知道自己該怎麼辦。
個女人發現自己又係孤零零一個人嘞。佢唔知道點湊個咁怪嘅仔,亦都唔知道自己應該點算。
婦女發現自己又孤零零一人了。她不知道該拿這個奇怪的孩子怎麼辦,她也不知道自己該怎麼辦。
And so the woman found herself alone again.
She wondered what to do with this awkward child.
She wondered what to do with herself.
最後,她決定接受這個孩子,做他的媽媽。
最屘,佢決定接受呢個仔,做佢嘅媽咪。
最後,她決定接受這個孩子,做他的媽媽。
But finally she had to accept that he was her child and she was his mother.
Now, if the child had stayed that same, small size, everything might have been different. But the donkey child grew and grew until he could no longer fit on his mother’s back.
And no matter how hard he tried, he could not behave like a human being. His mother was often tired and frustrated. Sometimes she made him do work meant for animals.
Confusion and anger built up inside Donkey. He couldn’t do this and he couldn’t do that. He couldn’t be like this and he couldn’t be like that.
He became so angry that, one day, he kicked his mother to the ground.
驢孩子羞愧極了,他逃跑了,跑得越遠越好。
驢仔覺得好羞家,唯有離家出走,走得越遠越好。
驢孩子羞愧極了,他逃跑了,跑得越遠越好。
Donkey was filled with shame. He started to run away as far and fast as he could.
By the time he stopped running, it was night, and Donkey was lost.
“Hee haw?” he whispered to the darkness.
“Hee Haw?” it echoed back. He was alone.
Curling himself into a tight ball, he fell into a deep and troubled sleep.
驢孩子醒了,他發現有個老人低頭盯著他。他看著老人的眼睛,感覺到了一絲希望。
驢仔醒返嚟就發現有個老人耷低頭望住佢。佢睇住老人對眼,感覺到一絲希望。
驢孩子醒了,他發現有個老人低頭盯著他。他看著老人的眼睛,感覺到了一絲希望。
Donkey woke up to find a strange old man staring down at him. He looked into the old man’s eyes and started to feel a twinkle of hope.
Donkey went to stay with the old man, who taught him many different ways to survive.
Donkey listened and learned, and so did the old man. They helped each other, and they laughed together.
一天早上,老人讓驢孩子帶他到山頂。
一日朝頭早,老人叫驢仔帶佢去山頂上面。
一天早上,老人讓驢孩子帶他到山頂。
One morning, the old man asked Donkey to carry him to the top of a mountain.
他們登上山頂,環繞在雲霧中,睡著了。驢孩子夢到他的媽媽生病了,正在呼喚他,然後他就醒了......
佢哋登上山頂,環繞喺雲霧中,瞓著咗。驢仔發夢見到佢媽咪病咗,正喺度叫佢,然之後佢就醒咗……
他們登上山頂,環繞在雲霧中,睡著了。驢孩子夢到他的媽媽生病了,正在呼喚他,然後他就醒了......
High up amongst the clouds they fell asleep.
Donkey dreamed that his mother was sick and calling to him.
And when he woke up…
......雲霧消失了,他的朋友—那個老人—也消失了。
……雲霧消失咗,佢嘅朋友—嗰個老人—亦都消失咗。
......雲霧消失了,他的朋友—那個老人—也消失了。
… the clouds had disappeared along with his friend, the old man.
Donkey found his mother, alone and mourning her lost child. They stared at each other for a long time.
And then hugged each other very hard.
驢孩子和媽媽住在一起,慢慢長大,學會了如何共同生活。漸漸的,其他的家庭也搬到他們附近,住了下來。
驢仔同媽咪一齊住,慢慢長大,仲學識咗點樣共同生活。慢慢,其他家庭亦都搬咗嚟佢哋左近,住咗落嚟。
驢孩子和媽媽住在一起,慢慢長大,學會了如何共同生活。漸漸的,其他的家庭也搬到他們附近,住了下來。
The donkey child and his mother have grown together and found many ways of living side by side.
Slowly, all around them, other families have started to settle.