English Original
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.
"You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a girl in the line said to the little fellow.
Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful."
The boy looked up, "Really?"
"Of course," said the grandmother. "Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles."
The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles."
中文翻译
一位老太太和她满脸长着明亮雀斑的小孙子在动物园里游玩。许多孩子正排队等候一位当地艺术家在他们的脸颊上画上虎爪图案。
"你脸上雀斑这么多，都没地方画了！"队伍中的一个女孩对小男孩说。
小男孩感到难堪，低下了头。他的奶奶在他身旁蹲下。"我喜欢你的雀斑。我小时候一直想长雀斑呢，"她一边用手指轻抚着孩子的脸颊一边说，"雀斑很漂亮。"
男孩抬起头问："真的吗？"
"当然是真的，"奶奶说，"那你倒是说说，有什么比雀斑更漂亮呢？"
小男孩想了一会儿，认真地凝视着奶奶的脸，轻声说道："皱纹。"