爱的价值 The Value of Love

　　Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me”
　　詹妮有一个慈爱的爸爸。每晚她临睡前，爸爸总会停下手头上的工作，上楼来给她读一个故事。有一天晚上，当爸爸讲完了故事，他问詹妮：“你爱爸爸吗？”

　“Oh ye Daddy. You know that I love you.”
　“嗯，爸爸，你知道我爱你。”

　“Then give me your pearls.”
　“那把你的那条珍珠项链送给爸爸吧。”

　 “Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess—the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy” The one you gave me. She’s my favorite.”
　　“噢，爸爸，不要是珍珠项链嘛。我给你我百宝箱里的公主——那匹长着粉红色尾巴的白马。爸爸你记起了吗？那是你送给我的。她是我最喜欢的宝贝。”

　　“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.”And he 10)brushed her cheek with a kiss.
　　“好吧，甜心。爸爸爱你。晚安。”他轻吻了一下女儿的脸颊。

　　About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked again, “Do you love me”
　　过了一个星期，读完故事，詹妮的爸爸又问：“你爱爸爸吗？”

　　“Daddy, you know I love you.”
　　“爸爸，你知道我爱你。”

　　“Then give me your pearls.”
　　“那把你的那条珍珠项链送给爸爸吧。”

　　“Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow 11)blanket that matches her 12)sleeper.”
　　“噢，爸爸，不要是珍珠项链嘛。我给你我的娃娃，我生日收到的那个新的。她很漂亮，你还可以要那条和她睡衣颜色很相衬的黄色毛毯。”