A neihbor told us about a trip he took with his two-and-a-half-year-old son. It was the first time the father and the boy had been away by themselves.

The first night they spent in a hotel, the father moved his bed close to the boy’s and when they were both tucked in, he turned out the light. After a few minutes, a little voice said, “It sure is dark, isn’t it?”“yes,”said the father, “It’s pretty dark, but everything is all right.” There was silence for a few more minutes, and then a small hand reached over and took the father’s hand.“I’ll just hold you, in case you get frightened.”

 

 

我的鄰居給我們講起他帶著他那兩歲半的兒子外出旅行的事。那是他們父子頭一次單獨(dú)外出。

第一次他們?cè)谝患绎埖赀^(guò)夜，父親把自己的床挪的緊靠著兒子的床。當(dāng)他們倆都上了床之后，父親就把燈關(guān)上了。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，一個(gè)微小的聲音說(shuō)：：“真夠黑的，是不是？”“是的，”父親回答說(shuō)，“黑是夠黑的，但是沒事兒。”又沉默了一會(huì)兒，一只小手伸了過(guò)來(lái)，緊緊地抓住了父親的手：“我得握住你的手，免得你害怕。”