English Original
It was a crisp, golden autumn day. Kevin and his grumpy friend Katie boarded the school bus to the Pumpkin Patch. While Katie complained about the cold and the trip, Kevin was excited. At the farm, they rode a wagon through dusty rows of pumpkins.
Kevin searched carefully as other children grabbed the best pumpkins. Just as time was running out, he found a small, perfect pumpkin with a star-shaped mark. Katie thought it was ugly, but Kevin cherished it. That night, his father carved it into a mischievous, grinning jack-o'-lantern. Kevin saved the star-shaped carving and placed it under his pillow.
He dreamed of the pumpkin patch, where his pumpkin came to life as "Jack-O" and offered him one wish. Though Kevin initially wanted a video game, in his dream, amidst a stormy autumn scene, he selflessly wished for Katie's sick father to get better. Jack-O vanished in a burst of orange sparks after explaining how to pass on the magic.
The next day, Katie arrived at school smiling—her father was coming home. After school, as they played in the park among fallen leaves, Kevin took out the now-withered pumpkin star. He threw it into the air, where a gust of wind carried it high into the sky until it disappeared. When Katie asked what he was doing, Kevin simply replied with a secret smile, "Oh, nothing. Just pumpkin magic."
中文翻译
那是一个清爽的金色秋日。凯文和他脾气暴躁的朋友凯蒂登上了开往南瓜地的校车。凯蒂一路上抱怨着寒冷和这次出行，而凯文则兴奋不已。在农场，他们乘坐马车穿过尘土飞扬的南瓜田。
当其他孩子争抢着最好的南瓜时，凯文仔细地寻找着。就在时间即将用完之际，他发现了一个小而完美的南瓜，上面有一个星形的印记。凯蒂觉得它很丑，但凯文却视若珍宝。那天晚上，他的父亲把它雕刻成了一个淘气、咧嘴笑的南瓜灯。凯文留下了那颗星形的雕刻块，把它放在了枕头下。
他梦见了南瓜地，在那里，他的南瓜活了过来，自称“杰克-O”，并答应满足他一个愿望。尽管凯文最初想要一个新电子游戏，但在梦中，在一个风雨交加的秋日景象里，他无私地许愿，希望凯蒂生病的父亲能好起来。杰克-O在解释完如何传递魔法后，在一阵橙色的火花中消失了。
第二天，凯蒂微笑着来到学校——她的父亲要回家了。放学后，当他们在落叶纷飞的公园里玩耍时，凯文拿出了那颗已经枯萎的南瓜星。他把它抛向空中，一阵风将它高高卷起，直到消失不见。凯蒂问他在做什么，凯文只是神秘地笑了笑，回答道：“哦，没什么。只是南瓜魔法。”