English Original
Once upon a time, there was a mouse father who wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest being in the world. But who was the greatest?
"Oh! The sun!" he thought. "He must be the greatest."
The mouse father went to the sun. "Hello, Mr. Sun! I know you are the greatest. Would you marry my daughter?"
"What? I'm not the greatest," replied the sun. "The cloud is greater. When he comes out, I am covered."
So the mouse father went to the cloud. "Hello, Mr. Cloud! I know you are the greatest. Would you marry my daughter?"
"What? I'm not the greatest," said the cloud. "The wind is greater. When he comes out, I am blown away."
Next, the mouse father went to the wind. "Hello, Mr. Wind! I know you are the greatest. Would you marry my daughter?"
"What? I'm not the greatest," howled the wind. "The wall is greater. When he stands, I am stopped."
Finally, the mouse father went to the wall. "Hello, Mr. Wall! I know you are the greatest. Would you marry my daughter?"
"What? I'm not the greatest," rumbled the wall. "You, the mouse, are the greatest! When you come out, I am bitten and full of holes!"
The mouse father was overjoyed. He finally understood. The greatest being in the world was a mouse! He happily married his daughter to the handsome mouse next door.
中文翻译
从前，有一位老鼠爸爸，他想把女儿嫁给世界上最伟大的存在。但谁是最伟大的呢？
"啊！太阳！"他想，"他一定是最伟大的。"
老鼠爸爸去找太阳。"太阳先生，您好！我知道您是最伟大的。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？"
"什么？我不是最伟大的，"太阳回答。"云更伟大。他一出现，我就被遮住了。"
于是，老鼠爸爸去找云。"云先生，您好！我知道您是最伟大的。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？"
"什么？我不是最伟大的，"云说。"风更伟大。他一出现，我就被吹走了。"
接着，老鼠爸爸去找风。"风先生，您好！我知道您是最伟大的。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？"
"什么？我不是最伟大的，"风呼啸着说。"墙更伟大。他一立在那里，我就被挡住了。"
最后，老鼠爸爸去找墙。"墙先生，您好！我知道您是最伟大的。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？"
"什么？我不是最伟大的，"墙隆隆地说。"你们老鼠才是最伟大的！你们一出现，我就被咬得到处是洞！"
老鼠爸爸欣喜若狂。他终于明白了。世界上最伟大的存在就是老鼠！他高兴地把女儿嫁给了隔壁英俊的鼠小弟。