美麗平安夜 Silent Night--3
"Knock, knock." said Brian. "Hello, I'm Joseph and this is my wife Mary. We have been traveling all day and we are both very tired. All the other hotels are full. Do you have any room for us at your hotel?"
"I'm sorry sir, but I am completely full too."
"Oh. My wife is very pregnant. She could have the baby very soon. Please, help us!"
"Well, I do have a stable where I keep the animals. It's small, but clean. I just put fresh straw in it this morning. It's all I have."
"Could we see it?"
"Yes."
"Brian, I mean Joseph." giggled Emily, "let's stay here. I'm so sleepy."
"Okay, we'll take it. Mom, I can't remember what happens next." said Brian.
"That night, Jesus is born and His mother wraps Him in some blankets. Do you remember where she puts Him to sleep?" asked Mom.
"In the manger!" said Brian.
"That's right." said Mom. "Now Emily, wrap your doll in the blanket and put it in the manger."
"Okay, Mom." said Emily.
"What happens next?" asked Brian.
"The angel appeared to some men in the field watching sheep. Do you know who they were?" said Mom.
"Shepherds!" said Brian.
"Very good. Now who would like to be the angel?" asked Mom.
"I do!" said Brian.
"No me!" said Emily.
"Emily, let's be the shepherds." said Mom.
"Okay." said Emily.
"Hello shepherds. I am an angel and I bring you good news."
"Brian, pretend you're the angel and put on this white blanket." said Mom. "Do you remember what the angel said?"
"I think so. Hello shepherds. I am an angel and I bring you good news. In Bethlehem, a baby named Jesus was born tonight. He is going to be King over all the earth. You will find Him in a stable sleeping in a manger." ( to be continued)
中文：
（續）“咚，咚，”布賴恩裝作敲門的樣子，“你好，我是約瑟，這是我妻子馬利亞。我們走了一整天路，現在都累了，別的旅店都住滿了，請問你們店里還有空房嗎？”
“對不起啊,先生，我們店里也住滿了。”
“噢，我妻子懷孕了，她可能馬上就要生了。求求你，幫幫我們吧！”
“嗯，我有一間養牲口的馬廄。挺小，不過很干凈。今天上午我剛放進去一些新鮮稻草。只有這間是空的了。”
“我們能看看嗎？”
“好的。”
“布賴恩――我是說約瑟，”艾米麗不禁咯咯地笑了，“我們就住在這里吧。我困死了。”
“嗯，好，我們就住這兒吧。媽媽，我不記得下面的情節了。”布賴恩說。
“那晚，耶穌降生了。他媽媽用一些破毯子裹住他。你記得她把他放在哪里睡覺嗎？”
“在馬槽里！”布賴恩說。
“對，”媽媽說。“現在，艾米麗，用毯子裹上你的洋娃娃，放在馬槽里。”
“好的，媽媽。”艾米麗說。
“接下來發生了什么事？”布賴恩問。
“田野里一些放羊的人看到天使出現了，你們知道他們是誰嗎？”
“牧羊人！”布賴恩說。
“很好。現在，誰想扮演天使？”媽媽問道。
“我演！”布賴恩說。
“不，我來演！”艾米麗說。
“艾米麗，我們演牧羊人吧，”媽媽說。
“好吧，”艾米麗說。
“你們好，牧羊人。我是天使，我給你們帶好消息來了。”
“布賴恩，假裝你是天使，披上這個白毯子，”媽媽說，“還記得天使說的話嗎？”
“記得。你們好，牧羊人。我是天使，我給你們帶好消息來了。今晚在伯利恒，一個叫耶穌的嬰兒誕生了，他將成為地球上的國王，你們在一間馬廄的馬槽里能夠找到他。”（待續）
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