English Original
One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't, dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."
A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big sissy."
中文翻译
一个夏夜，雷雨大作，母亲正安顿她的小男孩上床睡觉。她正要关灯时，男孩声音颤抖地问道：“妈咪，你今晚能陪我睡吗？”
母亲微笑着，给了他一个安慰的拥抱。“亲爱的，不行，”她说，“我得睡在爸爸的房间。”
一阵长长的沉默之后，最终被他那颤抖的小声音打破：“胆小鬼。”