The Lost Ball
Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a little boy named Tom. Tom loved playing with his friends in the park every afternoon after school.
One sunny afternoon, Tom and his friends were playing soccer. They were having so much fun that they didn’t notice the sun was setting. Suddenly, Tom’s ball rolled away and got lost in the tall grass.
Tom was very sad. “My ball! Where did it go?” he cried. His friends tried to help him find it, but the grass was too tall and they couldn’t see the ball.
Just then, an old man with a walking stick walked by. He heard Tom’s cry and stopped to help. “Don’t worry, little boy,” he said. “I’ll help you find your ball.”
The old man carefully searched the grass, and after a few minutes, he found the ball. “Here it is!” he said, handing it back to Tom.
Tom was so happy to get his ball back. “Thank you, mister!” he said. The old man smiled and continued on his way.
From that day on, Tom always remembered to look after his things and to be grateful to those who helped him.
故事翻译：
从前，在一个小村庄里，有一个名叫汤姆的小男孩。汤姆非常喜欢放学后和朋友们在公园里玩。
一天阳光明媚的下午，汤姆和他的朋友们在玩足球。他们玩得太开心了，都没有注意到太阳正在落山。突然，汤姆的球滚到了草丛里，不见了。
汤姆非常伤心。他哭着说：“我的球！它去哪里了？”他的朋友们试图帮他找球，但是草丛太高，他们看不到球。
就在这时，一个拄着拐杖的老人路过。他听到汤姆的哭声，停下来帮忙。“别担心，小男孩，”他说，“我会帮你找到你的球。”
老人仔细地在草丛里寻找，几分钟之后，他找到了球。“在这儿！”他说，把球还给了汤姆。
汤姆非常高兴地拿回了自己的球。“谢谢你，先生！”他说。老人微笑着继续他的路。
从那天起，汤姆总是记得要照顾好自己的东西，并且对那些帮助他的人表示感激。
