English Original
"Joey! Where are you?" called Mother Kangaroo, searching for her son. She looked under bushes but couldn't find him. "That boy has too much energy," she mumbled. "He's always hopping off."
Suddenly, an excited voice yelled behind her. "Here I am!" Mother Kangaroo jumped in fright. "Joey, you scared me!" she said. "You shouldn't hop off alone. It's dangerous."
"But Mother, there are so many exciting things to see," Joey replied. "I get bored eating grass."
Mother Kangaroo told him to stay close, but when she looked up, Joey had disappeared again. She sighed and began searching. Seeing leaves shake ahead, she hopped over quickly, only to bump into a fat old wombat.
"Ouch! Watch where you're going!" yelled Wombat.
"I'm very sorry," said Mother Kangaroo.
"You big animals never think about us with short legs," grumbled Wombat. "Help me find some good grass to eat."
"I'd like to, but I'm looking for my Joey," she explained.
Wombat complained more, so kind Mother Kangaroo agreed to help. "Grab onto my tail," she said.
As they hopped along, Joey bounded by and leaped right over Wombat.
"What was that?" yelled Wombat.
"That was my Joey!" said Mother Kangaroo, calling after him.
"Kids! No respect," grumbled Wombat.
Soon, Wombat stumbled. "Stop! You're going too fast. I need to rest." While he rested, Mother Kangaroo kept looking for Joey, worried but unwilling to leave the half-blind wombat alone.
"Now I'm thirsty," complained Wombat. "Take me to water."
"All right," said Mother Kangaroo, hoping Joey was safe.
They headed to the waterhole, Wombat holding her tail and grumbling all the way. There, they found Joey asleep under a shady gum tree.
"That's right. Just leave me here alone, unable to see!" yelled Wombat.
Just then, Mother Kangaroo saw hunters with spears approaching. "Quickly, we must hide!" she urged. They rushed into the bushes, with Wombat complaining as he bounced on her tail.
Hiding, Joey dug his paws into his mother's fur. "I'm scared," he whispered.
"Shh, it will be all right, dear," she soothed.
After the hunters passed, Mother Kangaroo looked for the grouchy wombat, but he was gone. In his place stood the Father of All Creatures.
He explained he had disguised himself as a wombat to find the kindest animal. "And that is you, Mother Kangaroo. Even while worried for Joey, you were kind to a grumpy old wombat."
He took bark from a tree and handed it to her. "Tie this around your waist."
She did, and it transformed into a pouch. "Now you have a place to keep Joey safe," he said.
Joey climbed in. "This is cool! Can friends visit?" he asked.
Mother Kangaroo thanked him but felt sad for other animals without pouches.
"You are truly the kindest," said the Father of All Creatures. Because of her kindness, all marsupials received pouches to carry their young.
中文翻译
"乔伊！你在哪儿？"袋鼠妈妈呼唤着寻找儿子。她在灌木丛下张望，却找不到他。"这孩子精力太旺盛了，"她喃喃自语，"总是跳走。"
突然，身后传来兴奋的喊声："我在这儿！"袋鼠妈妈吓得跳了起来。"乔伊，你吓到我了！"她说，"你不该自己跑开，这很危险。"
"但是妈妈，有太多有趣的东西可看了，"乔伊回答，"光在这儿吃草太无聊了。"
袋鼠妈妈让他待近点，可一抬头，乔伊又不见了。她叹了口气，开始寻找。看到前方树叶晃动，她迅速跳过去，却撞上了一只胖胖的老袋熊。
"哎哟！看着点路！"袋熊喊道。
"非常抱歉，"袋鼠妈妈说。
"你们这些大个子从不想想我们这些短腿的，"袋熊抱怨道，"帮我找点好草吃吧。"
"我很乐意，但我正在找我的乔伊，"她解释道。
袋熊抱怨不止，善良的袋鼠妈妈便同意帮忙。"抓住我的尾巴，"她说。
他们一起跳着前进时，乔伊蹦蹦跳跳地经过，直接从老袋熊头上跳了过去。
"那是什么？"袋熊大叫。
"那是我的乔伊！"袋鼠妈妈说着，呼唤他回来。
"小孩子！真没礼貌，"袋熊嘟囔着。
很快，袋熊绊了一下。"停下！你太快了，我需要休息。"袋熊休息时，袋鼠妈妈继续寻找乔伊，她虽然担心，却不忍心丢下半盲的袋熊独自离开。
"现在我渴了，"袋熊抱怨道，"带我去找水。"
"好吧，"袋鼠妈妈说，心里希望乔伊平安无事。
他们前往水坑，袋熊一路抓着她的尾巴抱怨不停。到了水坑，他们发现乔伊正在一棵阴凉的桉树下睡觉。
"好啊，就把我一个看不见的丢在这儿！"袋熊喊道。
就在这时，袋鼠妈妈看到拿着长矛的猎人正在靠近。"快，我们必须躲起来！"她催促道。他们冲进灌木丛，袋熊抓着她的尾巴上下颠簸，一路抱怨。
躲藏时，乔伊把小爪子紧紧抓进妈妈的皮毛里。"我害怕，"他低声说。
"嘘，亲爱的，会没事的，"她安慰道。
猎人走后，袋鼠妈妈寻找那只脾气暴躁的袋熊，但他不见了。取而代之的是万物之父。
他解释说自己伪装成袋熊，是为了寻找最善良的动物。"那就是你，袋鼠妈妈。即使担心乔伊，你依然对一只脾气暴躁的老袋熊很友善。"
他从树上取下一块树皮递给她。"把这个系在腰上。"
她照做了，树皮变成了一个育儿袋。"现在你有个地方可以保护乔伊了，"他说。
乔伊爬了进去。"太酷了！朋友们能来做客吗？"他问。
袋鼠妈妈向他道谢，但为其他没有育儿袋的动物感到难过。
"你确实是最善良的，"万物之父说。因为她的善良，所有有袋类动物都获得了携带幼崽的育儿袋。