When Bad Things Happen

When Bad Things Happen. Written by Paige Burdick. Illustrated by Joel Snyder.

《当坏事发生的时候》。作者：佩奇·伯迪克。绘者：乔尔·斯奈德。

Today was not a good day. My pet lizard died. I don't understand why. I did everything right.

今天可真是糟糕的一天。 我的宠物蜥蜴去世了。 我搞不懂这是为什么。 我明明每件事都做对了呀。

Izzy had a safe home. Izzy had clean water. Izzy had plenty of food. But he died.

伊奇有个安全的小家。 伊奇有干净的饮用水。 伊奇有吃不完的食物。 可他还是去世了。

My dad said sometimes bad things happen, even when you do everything right. I understood what my dad told me, but I still felt bad.

爸爸说有时候就算你每件事都做对了， 坏事还是有可能发生。 我明白爸爸说的话，可我还是很难过。

My mom said there were things I could do to help me feel better. She said some people make cards and then color them with bright colors.

妈妈说我可以做一些事让自己好受一点。 她说有的人会做卡片，再用鲜艳的颜色给卡片上色。

My dad said some people write a letter when they lose a friend. The letter tells about the good times they had together. He said I could write about how Izzy sat on my shoulder when I did my homework. He said I might share how Izzy loved to eat green beans.

爸爸说有的人失去好朋友的时候会写一封信。 信里会写他们一起度过的美好时光。 他说我可以写我写作业的时候伊奇蹲在我肩膀上的事。 他说我还可以写伊奇有多爱吃青豆。