English Original
There were two brothers, aged four or five. Their bedroom windows were always closed, making the room dark. Seeing the bright sunshine outside, they felt envious.
The brothers discussed and said, "Let's bring some of that sunlight inside."
So, they took a broom and a dustpan to the terrace to sweep up the sunlight. Each time they carried the dustpan into the room, the sunlight inside it would disappear. They tried again and again, but no sunlight ever stayed in the house.
Their mother, busy in the kitchen, saw them and asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
They replied, "The room is too dark. We're trying to bring the sunlight in."
Their mother smiled and said, "Just open the windows, and the sunlight will come in by itself. Why do you need to sweep it?"
中文翻译
有两个小男孩，大约四五岁。他们卧室的窗户整天关着，房间里很暗。看到外面明媚的阳光，他们很是羡慕。
兄弟俩商量说：“我们可以把外面的阳光扫一点进来。”
于是，他们拿着扫帚和簸箕到阳台上去扫阳光。每次他们把簸箕搬进房间时，里面的阳光就消失了。他们试了一次又一次，但阳光始终没能留在屋里。
在厨房忙碌的妈妈看到他们的举动，惊讶地问：“你们在做什么？”
他们回答说：“房间太暗了，我们想把阳光扫进来。”
妈妈笑了，说：“只要把窗户打开，阳光自然就进来了，为什么要去扫呢？”