English Original
Jeffery the Giant had many friends. Everyone liked him because he was so kind and always ready to help.
If Peter's ball got stuck in a tree, Jeffery would get it down. If Mary hurt herself, Jeffery would carry her home.
Jeffery liked all his friends, but he was sad. It was too hard for him to play with them because their games were not made for someone his size. Their hiding spots were too small, their jump ropes too short, and their seesaws never came down when he sat on them.
One day, feeling dejected, Jeffery sat under a big tree. "I am too big to play with my friends," he said to himself.
A new voice spoke up. "Hi, my name is Eddy. I'm new here. Do you want to play with me?"
"I'm too big to play with anyone," cried Jeffery.
"I don't think you're that big," said Eddy. "You're big like me."
Jeffery looked up and saw Eddy, who was just as big as he was. Eddy smiled and asked why Jeffery was crying.
"I was crying because I am too big to play with my friends."
"You're not too big," said Eddy. "Their games are just too small. Let's go to the playground together, and I'll show you how to make their games bigger."
Jeffery and Eddy went to the playground together. Jeffery learned how to play bigger games and have fun with everyone. He and Eddy became best friends, and Jeffery was glad to have found a friend who understood him.
中文翻译
巨人杰弗里有很多朋友。大家都很喜欢他,因为他心地善良,总是乐于助人。
如果彼得的球卡在树上,杰弗里会把它拿下来。如果玛丽受伤了,杰弗里会把她背回家。
杰弗里喜欢他所有的朋友,但他很伤心。他很难和朋友们一起玩,因为他们的游戏不适合他这样体型的人。他们的藏身之处太小,跳绳太短,他坐上跷跷板时,跷跷板就再也下不来了。
一天,杰弗里沮丧地坐在一棵大树下。他自言自语道:“我太大了,没法跟朋友们一起玩。”
一个新的声音响起:“嗨,我叫埃迪。我是新来的。你想和我一起玩吗?”
“我太大了,没法跟任何人玩,”杰弗里哭着说。
“我觉得你没那么大,”埃迪说。“你和我一样大。”
杰弗里抬起头,看到了埃迪,埃迪和他一样高大。埃迪微笑着问杰弗里为什么哭。
“我哭是因为我太大了,没法跟朋友们一起玩。”
“你不是太大了,”埃迪说。“是他们的游戏太小了。我们一起去操场吧,我教你怎么把游戏变得更大。”
杰弗里和埃迪一起去了操场。杰弗里学会了如何玩“更大”的游戏,并和大家一起玩得很开心。他和埃迪成了最好的朋友,杰弗里很高兴找到了一个理解他的朋友。