关灯开讲
大家会一起在大屏幕上反复看的那一部
故事内容
影片为英文旁白，每个场景下方附中文译文。
Story Night in the Duskhollow burrow
Friday night in the Duskhollow burrow — and Story Night waits for nobody. The four badgers pile onto the sofa in a cheerful scramble. Blankets are yanked, popcorn is passed, and Corra plants her flag on the best corner cushion with both paws. “Best seat. Mine. Official.”
星期五晚上，暮谷洞穴里——故事之夜可不等人。四只獾兴高采烈地挤上沙发。毛毯被一把扯来，爆米花传来传去，科拉用两只爪子占住了最好的角落靠垫，像插下一面旗子。“最佳座位。我的。官方认证。”
Lights out
Dobson raises the remote with great ceremony — and every lantern in the burrow blinks out at once. Blackness, a single fizzing crackle, and the soft thud of Pip’s stuffed mushroom hitting the floor. Marra reaches into a cardigan pocket and lights one small emergency candle. “This candle burns for about as long as a very good story. So. No pressure.”
多布森郑重其事地举起遥控器——洞穴里的每一盏灯笼同时啪地熄灭。四周一片漆黑，传来一声轻轻的滋啦声，还有皮普的毛绒蘑菇掉到地上的闷响。玛拉从开衫口袋里掏出一支小小的应急蜡烛，点亮了它。“这支蜡烛大概能燃到一个特别好听的故事结束。所以，别有压力。”
We each invent one part
Corra stands up on the sofa cushion, one arm raised, the candle flame catching the stripes on her pyjamas. “Story Night is NOT cancelled. We each invent one part. Out loud. Right now. In the dark.” From somewhere in the blankets, a small voice asks: “…Can Gerald have a part?”
科拉站到沙发靠垫上，一只手臂高高举起，烛光映亮了她睡衣上的条纹。“故事之夜绝不取消。我们每个人编一段。大声说出来。现在。就在黑暗里。”从某条毛毯底下传来一个小小的声音：“……杰拉德能有一段吗？”
The story lurches gloriously sideways
Corra opens with a brave explorer crossing a midnight forest, trees as tall as secrets. Dobson leaps up and hijacks it with a roaring river, arms churning like paddles. Marra adjusts her glasses and adds a tower whose stones are stars, to be stacked brightest, then warmest, then oldest. Then everyone turns to Pip, who holds up Gerald and says, in a small and absolutely certain voice: “The explorer had a friend. A small mushroom called Gerald. Gerald was there the whole time.” The room dissolves into laughter.
科拉先开了头：一位勇敢的探险家穿过午夜森林，树木高得像秘密一样。多布森一下跳起来，用一条咆哮的大河抢走了故事，双臂像船桨似的划动。玛拉扶了扶眼镜，添上一座高塔，塔石都是星星，要先叠最亮的，再叠最温暖的，最后叠最古老的。接着，大家都转向皮普。皮普举起杰拉德，用小小的、无比确定的声音说：“探险家有一位朋友。一朵叫杰拉德的小蘑菇。杰拉德一直都在那里。”屋里顿时笑成一团。
Two endings at once
Corra and Dobson both straighten up, each certain they know how the story ends — hers soaring and poetic, his a magnificent and baffling sound effect. They fold their arms and the candle gutters. Then Pip lifts Gerald between them like a small, serious referee. “Gerald says they both end at the same time.” A beat of silence — and then, unrehearsed, they both speak at once. Their endings tangle into something completely wonderful, and Marra traces the last line in the air with her fingertip: “And Gerald was home.”
科拉和多布森都挺直了身子，各自确信自己知道故事该怎样结尾——科拉的结局高远又诗意，多布森的则是一段壮观又让人摸不着头脑的音效。他们抱起胳膊，蜡烛的火苗摇曳起来。接着，皮普把杰拉德举在两人中间，像一位小小而严肃的裁判。“杰拉德说，两个结局要同时发生。”短暂的沉默之后——他们没有排练过，却同时开口。他们的结局缠绕成一个无比美妙的故事，而玛拉用指尖在空气中写下最后一句：“杰拉德回家了。”
From the top?
The lanterns hum back on. The television clicks to life and the film’s title card glows on the screen. All four badgers turn and look at it for a long, quiet moment. Then Corra picks up the remote and clicks it off. The candle had just enough story left in it. Blankets are pulled back in, Gerald is tucked under Pip’s chin, and Corra settles into her corner. “From the top?” “Gerald says yes.”
灯笼重新嗡嗡亮起。电视咔哒一声启动，影片的标题卡在屏幕上发着光。四只獾转过头，安静地看了它很久。然后科拉拿起遥控器，咔哒一声把它关掉。蜡烛里的故事刚好讲完。毛毯又被拉回来，杰拉德被塞到皮普的下巴下面，科拉也在自己的角落安顿下来。“从头来一遍？”“杰拉德说好。”
家长与老师指南
把它投到电视上，调暗灯光，让这个夜晚变得有一点特别。它长达三分钟，是这一系列中最长的一部——这正是关键所在：家庭故事之夜需要的是一部像电影的作品，而不是一段短片。
一起聊聊吧
- 三位朋友要去哪里？为什么？
- 天空越来越黑时，发生了什么？
- 如果我们家一起拍一部电影，它会讲什么故事？
常见问题
它有多长？
大约三分钟——这是本系列中最长的一部，旨在让它感觉像一场特别活动，而不只是一段短片。
我们可以在电视上看吗？
可以。它在 YouTube 上播放，因此可以投屏到任何电视或智能电视应用；大屏幕正是它最适合观看的地方。
我们家也能制作这样的影片吗？
可以。ReadKidz 能根据一句话创作一则动画短故事——你的家庭、你的角色、你的结局。
