There once was a boy who found a penguin at his door.

The penguin looked sad and the boy thought it must be lost.

So the boy decided to help the penguin find its way home.He checked in the Lost and Found Office.But no one was missing a penguin.

從前有個小男孩在家門口發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只企鵝。

企鵝一副很難過的樣子，男孩想，它肯定是走丟了。

于是，男孩決定幫企鵝回家。他到“失物招領(lǐng)處”去詢問，可是沒有人丟失企鵝。

That night， the boy couldn’t sleep for disappointment. He wanted to help the penguin but he wasn’t sure how.

The next morning he discovered that penguin come from the South Pole.But how could he get there？

He ran down to the harbor and asked a big ship to take them to the South Pole.But his voice was much too small to be heard over the ship’s horn.

這天晚上，男孩傷心失望，難以入眠。他很想幫企鵝，但是不知道該怎么幫。

第二天早上，他發(fā)現(xiàn)企鵝來自南極?？墒撬鯓硬拍艿侥莾耗?？

他跑到港口，請求一艘大船將他們帶往南極?？墒牵穆曇魧嵲谔?，完全被船的汽笛聲給淹沒了。

Together， the boy decided， he and the penguin would row to the South Pole.

So the boy took his rowboat out and tested it for size and strength. He told stories to the penguin to help pass the time.

Then they packed everything they would need， and pushed the rowboat out to sea.

男孩決定，他要跟企鵝一起劃船去南極。

于是，他推出自己的小船，測試船的大小和張力。這段時間，他靠講故事給企鵝聽來消磨時光。

然后，他們將所有需要的東西打包，把船推到了海里。

They rowed south for many days and many nights. There was lots of time for stories， and the penguin listened to every one， so the boy would always tell another.

他們劃行了無數(shù)個日日夜夜，講故事的時間非常充裕。企鵝認真聽每一個故事，這樣，男孩就有動力講下一個故事。

Until finally， they came to the South Pole. The boy was delighted， but the penguin said nothing.

Then the boy said good-bye and floated away. When he looked back， the penguin was still there. But it looked sadder than ever.

終于，他們到達了南極。男孩高興極了，可企鵝卻一言不發(fā)。

男孩跟企鵝告別，并劃船離開。他回頭看的時候，企鵝還在原地，只是比以往更加憂傷了。

It felt strange for the boy to be on his own.

There was no point telling stories now because there was no one to listen except the wind and the waves.Instead， he just thought.

And the more he thought the more he realized he had made a big mistake.The penguin hadn’t been lost. It had just been lonely.

Quickly he turned the boat around and rowed back to the South Pole as fast as he could.

一個人的時候，男孩感覺很奇怪。

除了風和浪，再也不會有人聽他講故事了。于是，他開始思考。

他越思考，越發(fā)現(xiàn)自己犯了一個多么大的錯誤。企鵝不是走丟了，它只是太孤獨了。

他迅速掉轉(zhuǎn)船頭，以最快的速度劃回南極。

At last he reached the Pole again…

But where was the penguin？

The boy searched and searched， but he was nowhere to be found.

終于，他再次抵達南極……

可是企鵝去哪兒了呢？

男孩找啊找啊，就是找不到企鵝。

Sadly， the boy set off for home.

But then the boy saw something in the water ahead of him.

Closer and closer he got， until he could see... the penguin！

And so the boy and his friend went home together， talking of wonderful things all the way.

無奈之下，他只好回家。

這時，他看見前方的水平線上有什么東西。他慢慢地靠近，居然發(fā)現(xiàn)那就是……企鵝！

于是，男孩跟他的企鵝朋友一起踏上了回家的路，一路上談著各種美妙的事。