A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom.

有個男孩怕黑。某天晚上，媽媽要他到後陽台拿掃帚。

The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark."

男孩告訴媽媽：「那裡好暗，我不敢去。」

The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraid of the dark," she explained." Jesus is out there. He'll look after you and protect you."

媽媽面帶微笑安撫他說：「不用怕外面暗。耶穌在那裡，祂會照看、保護你。」

The little boy went to the back door and cracked it a little. Peering out into the darkness, he called," Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?"

男孩走到後門，小心推開一道縫，往黑暗瞧了一眼說：「耶穌，如果你在外面，可以幫我拿掃帚嗎？」