The Story of Guo Nian
过年的故事
Long ago there was a monster called Nian.
很久之前 有一个怪兽叫做年
He lived in the sea.
他住在海里
He always went to small villages in the south of China before the new year.
他总是在新年之前去中国南方的小村庄
He ate many people.
他吃了很多人
Everyone was afraid of him,
每个人都很怕他
so they ran away to the mountains.
所以他们都跑到山上去
One year,a wise old man came to a village.
有一年 一个睿智的老人来到了一个小村庄
He said he was not afraid of the monster
他说他不怕那个怪兽
and he could scare the monster away.
而且他可以吓走那个怪兽
He stayed at an old woman's house.
他待在一个老妇人的房子里
I can scare the monster away.
我能把怪兽吓走
No,it's too dangerous!
不 那太危险了
Come with us to the mountains.
跟我们去山里吧