She loved children.

她喜歡孩子。

She wanted to help them in any way.

她想以任何方式幫助他們。

She loved her community, and everyone in the community loved her.

她熱愛她的社區，社區裡的每個人都愛她。

She lived a very long time and became very wise.

她活了很久，變得非常聰明。

When she died, she became a ghost.

她死後，就變成了鬼魂。

She was dead, but every night she returned to her community.

她死了，但每天晚上她都會回到她的社區。

She wanted to help children and not to cause them fright.

她想幫助孩子們，而不是讓他們受到驚嚇。

But she had a scary voice.

但她的聲音很嚇人。

Children were afraid of her.

孩子們都怕她。

But the ghost was a good one.

但那個鬼魂是個好人。

She only scared them to help them.

她嚇唬他們只是為了幫助他們。

One night, some children and a dog were playing by the river.

一天晚上，幾個孩子和一條狗在河邊玩耍。

They were having fun with their pet, but they were far from home.

他們和寵物玩得很開心，但他們離家很遠。

Then the weather became bad.

後來天氣變得很糟糕。

It rained and rained.

雨越下越大。

The river was rising.

河水在上漲。

It was very dark.

天色很暗。

The children knew they were lost.

孩子們知道他們迷路了。

They needed to go north, but they didn't know which direction it was.

他們需要往北走，但不知道是哪個方向。

When the moon came out, they saw a ghost by the river.

當月亮出來時，他們在河邊看到了一個幽靈。

The ghost said, Go away!

鬼魂說：走開！

The children felt great fright.

孩子們感到非常害怕。

They knew it was a ghost.

他們知道那是鬼魂。

Then the ghost moved closer.

然後，幽靈又靠近了一些。

She yelled again, Go away!

她又喊道：走開！

The children became very upset.

孩子們變得非常不安。

Some of them began to cry.

其中一些人開始哭泣。

The children knew they had a choice.

孩子們知道他們可以選擇。

They could escape, or they could stay and face this scary individual in the dark.

他們可以逃跑，也可以留下來在黑暗中面對這個可怕的人。

The children ran a long distance away.

孩子們跑出很遠。

The ghost followed them all the way.

鬼魂一直跟著他們。

Finally the children reached home.

孩子們終於到家了。

The ghost was very happy.

鬼魂非常高興。

Soon the river rose higher and higher.

很快，河水越漲越高。

It was very dangerous.

這是非常危險的。

The ghost had helped the children survive.

鬼魂幫助孩子們活了下來。

She had saved them from the rising water.

她把他們從上漲的海水中救了出來。

She also used her power to lead them home.

她還用自己的力量帶領他們回家。

Sometimes, meeting a ghost has advantages.

有時，遇到鬼魂也有好處。

A ghost can save your life.

鬼魂能救你的命