4 The Gentle Giant

The Gentle Giant written by Pam Holden illustrated by Samer Hatam

《温柔的巨人》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画萨默·哈塔姆

Once there was a huge man who was much taller and stronger than most other men. People called him the Gentle Giant because he was kind to everybody. He liked to help when there was any kind of trouble. One morning, a baby bird fell out of its nest high up in a tree. Mother Bird flapped and squawked, because her baby bird hadn't learned to fly yet. The Gentle Giant was tall enough to reach up and put it safely back into the nest.

从前，有一个巨人，他比大多数人都高得多，也强壮得多。 人们叫他温柔的巨人，因为他对每个人都很好。 当有任何麻烦时，他喜欢帮忙。 一天早上，一只小鸟从高高的树上的巢里掉了下来。 鸟妈妈又拍又叫，因为她的小鸟宝宝还没有学会飞。 温柔的巨人个子够高，够得起，把它安全地放回了巢里。

When two dolphins swam too close to a fishing boat, they got caught in the fishing net. The fishermen on the boat didn't know what to do. Along came the Gentle Giant to help them. He walked into the water to set them free. He talked kindly to the dolphins while he untangled the net. He was strong enough to lift them both up. Then he pushed them gently back out to deep water.

当两只海豚游得离渔船太近时，它们被渔网缠住了。 船上的渔民不知道该怎么办。 温和的巨人来帮助他们。 他走到水里去放他们自由。 他一边解开渔网，一边亲切地与海豚交谈。 他有足够的力气把他们两个都举起来。 然后他轻轻地把他们推回深水区。

Later a young boy's kite got stuck on a branch of a high tree. He tried hard, but he couldn't get it down. As soon as the Gentle Giant saw him pulling and tugging at the string, he kindly went to help. It was easy for him to reach the kite and lift it right out of the tree. He handed it back to the young boy so that he could make it fly again.

后来，一个小男孩的风筝被卡在了一棵高树上的树枝上。 他很努力，但还是没能把它放下。 温柔的巨人一看到他又拉又拉绳子，就好心地去帮忙。 他很容易就够到风筝，把它从树上拿了下来。 他把它交还给小男孩，好让他重新让它飞起来。

In the afternoon, the Gentle Giant saw three climbers stuck on a cliff on an enormous mountain. They were too frightened to climb further up, and it was too dangerous to climb back down. When they waved for help, the Gentle Giant was brave enough to climb up the mountain onto the cliff. He held their rope in his strong hands while they climbed carefully back to the safe ground.

下午，温和的巨人看到三个登山者被困在一座大山的悬崖上。 他们太害怕了，不敢再往上爬，再往下爬又太危险了。 当他们挥手求救时，温柔的巨人勇敢地爬上了山，登上了悬崖。 当他们小心翼翼地爬回安全的地面时，他用强壮的手抓着绳子。

Before long, the Gentle Giant noticed a family picking delicious apples from a tall tree. They didn't know how to reach the apples on the highest branches, because they couldn't climb right up to the top. It was easy for the Gentle Giant to reach out and pick the rest of the apples from the top branches. The family had enough fruit to share with their friends.

不久，温和的巨人注意到有一家人正在从一棵高大的树上摘苹果。 他们不知道如何够到最高的树枝上的苹果，因为他们无法爬到顶端。 温柔的巨人很容易就把剩下的苹果从顶上的树枝上摘下来。 这家人有足够的水果和朋友们分享。