Praying | 祈祷

English Original

One night, a father passed by his son's room and heard him praying: "God bless Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma. Ta ta, Grandpa."

The father was puzzled by "Ta ta" but pleased his son was praying. The next morning, Grandpa was found dead on the floor from a heart attack. The father reassured himself it was just a coincidence, though he felt uneasy.

The following night, he heard his son pray again: "God bless Mommy and Daddy. Ta ta, Grandma." Worried, the father waited until morning. Sure enough, Grandma was found dead on the floor from a heart attack.

Now terrified, the father waited outside his son's door the next night. The boy began to pray: "God bless Mommy. Ta ta, Daddy." The father was horrified. He stayed awake all night and visited the doctor early next morning to check his health.

When he finally returned home, his wife was waiting on the porch. She said, "Thank God you're here — we need your help! We found the milkman dead on our porch this morning!"


中文翻译

一天晚上,一位父亲经过儿子的房间,听到他在祈祷:“上帝保佑妈妈、爸爸和奶奶。再见,爷爷。”

父亲对“再见”一词感到困惑,但很高兴儿子在祈祷。第二天早上,他们发现爷爷因心脏病发作死在地板上。父亲安慰自己这只是一个巧合,但仍感到一丝不安。

第二天晚上,他又听到儿子祈祷:“上帝保佑妈妈和爸爸。再见,奶奶。”父亲很担心,但决定等到早上。果然,第二天早上奶奶因心脏病发作死在地板上。

此时父亲惊恐万分,决定第三天晚上守在儿子门外。果然,男孩开始祈祷:“上帝保佑妈妈。再见,爸爸。”父亲吓得魂飞魄散。他整夜未眠,第二天一大早就去看医生检查身体。

当他终于回到家时,妻子正在门廊上等他。她说:“谢天谢地你回来了——我们正需要你帮忙!今天早上我们发现送奶工死在我们家门廊上了!”

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