10 Thankful

Chapter 10. Thankful. Jack opened his eyes. He sighed. They were wearing their own clothes again. His leather bag was a backpack. Sunlight slanted through the treehouse window. As always, no time at all had passed in Frog Creek. Home, said Annie. She held up the pouch of corn seeds. Proof for Morgan we found a special magic. The magic of community, said Jack.

第十章 感恩 杰克睁开眼睛，叹了口气。他们又穿回了自己的衣服，他的皮 包变成了双肩背包。阳光斜斜照进树屋的窗户。和往常一样，时间一点都 没有在青蛙溪流逝。 “到家啦。”安妮说着，举着装玉米种子的小布袋。 “这是给摩根的证明，我们找到了一种特别的魔法：社群的魔法。”杰克说。

Annie placed the pouch on the floor, next to the scrolls from Shakespeare and the twig from the Gorillas of the Cloud Forest. Let's go, she said. Jack took the research book out of his pack. He left it under the window. Then they climbed down the rope ladder. As they started through the woods, a warm wind blew, rattling the leaves. Jack felt happy. He was looking forward to visiting their grandmother today and seeing their cousins and aunts and uncles. You know, Pilgrim kids had a really hard life, said Annie. Yeah, they did as much work as the grownups, said Jack. Maybe more. Worst of all, lots of their friends and family members died, said Annie.

安妮把小布袋放在地板上，挨着莎士比亚的卷轴，还有那根 来自云森林大猩猩的小树枝。 “我们走吧。”她说。 杰克从背包里拿出那本研究书。 他把书放在了窗户下面。 然后他们爬下了绳梯。 他们穿过树林的时候，暖风吹过，吹得树叶沙沙作响。 杰克开心极了。 他很期待今天去看望奶奶，还有表亲们、叔叔阿姨们。 “你知道吗，清教徒小朋友的日子过得可苦了。”安妮说。 “对呀，他们干的活和大人一样多。”杰克说。 说不定还更多呢。 “最糟的是，他们好多朋友和家人都去世了。”安妮说。

Yeah, said Jack. Both were silent for a moment. If they could be so thankful, said Annie, we should be really thankful. No kidding, said Jack. Really, really thankful. And they were.

“是啊。”杰克说。两个人都沉默了一会儿。 “如果他们都能这么懂得感恩，”安妮说，“我们就更该好好感恩了。” “可不是嘛，”杰克说，“真的，特别特别感恩。” 他们也确实是这么想的。