Chrysanthemum on the Cliff-12 (Final Ending) 懸崖上的小雛菊-12 (大結局)

Time flies, day after day, in a blink of an eye, one month had passed. It was a sunny morning, Gerald went out to pick some flowers for his mother, in order to cheer her up. 

時光飛逝，日復一日，轉眼間，一個月過去了。一個晴朗的早晨，傑瑞德出門去採點兒花朶兒給他的媽媽。

Strolling and skipping jubilantly down a long, brick path until he got to a steep cliff, Gerald perceived some chrysanthemums waving gently in the wind as if saying hello to him on the cliff edge.

蹦蹦跳跳的走在一個石磚路上，傑瑞德來到了懸崖邊，看見一些小雛菊在微風中飄逸著，似乎在和他打招呼。

Just when Gerald bent down in order to pick it up, he suddenly slipped and lost his balance.

正當傑瑞德蹲下來準備採花時，一不小心滑倒了。

Down and down, closer and closer to the ground he fell; when suddenly, a warm hand grabbed his arm and hauled him back up to the cliff. 

傑瑞德愈來愈接近地面。突然，一雙溫暖的手抓住了他的手臂，把他拉回懸崖上。

"Are you all right? Are you hurt?" The man who had rescued Gerald inquired sympathetically.

「你還好嗎？有沒有受傷？」拯救傑瑞德的男人關心道。

"Yes, I’m all right. Thank you so much for your kind rescue,” Panting heavily for breath, Gerald thanked the man gratefully. 

「我還好，謝謝你的救命之恩！」驚魂未定的傑瑞德一邊喘著氣，一邊和那個人道謝道。

When Gerald raised his head, he was astonished to discover the man, with bandages on his head, arm and foot, who was kneeling down in front of him was his father!

當傑瑞德抬起頭來，他驚訝的發現，站在他面前，頭上、手上、腳上都包著繃帶的男人竟是他的爸爸！

"Papa, is that you? I must be dreaming!" Gerald exclaimed with joy and amazement.

「爸爸，是你？我一定是在作夢！」傑瑞德又驚又喜的說。

"Papa? Why did you call me papa?" the bewildered man replied.

「爸爸？你為甚麼叫我爸爸？」那個男人疑惑的問道。

“Don’t you remember me? I’m your only son- Gerald Anderson!” Gerald quickly explained.

「你不記得我了嗎？我是你唯一的兒子～傑瑞德‧安德森呀！」傑瑞德趕緊回答道。

“I couldn't remember anything after waking up in the hospital.” the man replied, doing his best to probe his memory.

「我在醫院裡醒來後就甚麼都不記得了！」那個人努力回想著。

“Do you remember a song that you always sang to me when I was little?” Gerald sang the song to him again and again. 

「你記得我小時候你常唱得一首歌嗎？」傑瑞德反覆的唱那首歌給他聽。

Suddenly, a drop of tear rolled down his cheek and he said, “Gerald, I miss you so much! Where is your mama? What are you doing here?” 

突然間，眼淚從那個人的臉頰上滑落，然後他說：「傑瑞德，我好想你呀！你媽媽呢？你在這兒做甚麼？」

Gerald was so relieved that his father eventually remembered and continued to explain. "We had been informed that you died during the war." Gerald mumbled sadly, "Mama has gone insane due to sorrow."


傑瑞德好慶幸他爸爸終於認出他來了，便趕緊解釋道：「我們被通知你在戰場上喪命了。媽媽也因過度傷心而發瘋了。」

“I’m extremely fortunate. I remembered that whilst we entered a cave, a bomb exploded, and I was the last one to enter. I banged my head on a rock; then, I woke up in the hospital, unable to remember anything.” Gerald's father recounted with a boyish grin on his face. 

「我非常的幸運。我記得我們要進入一個山洞，然後有一個炸彈突然掉落，我是最後一個進去的。我的頭撞到了旁邊的石頭，醒來時就在醫院裏了，然後，就甚麼也記不起來了！」傑瑞德的爸爸臉上露出小孩兒似的笑容說。

Chatting and strolling home merrily like old times, Gerald took his father by the hand to inform his mum of the fortunate news. Mrs. Anderson immediately recognised her husband and dashed  towards his embrace. 

邊散步、邊聊天，就像以前一樣，傑瑞德牽著爸爸的手回家告訴媽媽這個好消息。安德森太太馬上認出了丈夫，並衝上前投入他的懷抱。

Three years later, the war had eventually ended. Gerald and his parents moved back to their old home in London. This family was extremely fortunate, and one of the very few complete families that had survived the devastating war.

三年後，戰爭終於結束了。傑瑞德和家人搬回去以前在倫敦的家。這家人非常的幸運，也是少數在這場恐怖的戰爭後所存活下來完整的家庭。

In 2015, seventy years after the war had ended, Gerald recounted this story to his granddaughter.

在2015年，戰爭結束70年後，傑瑞德講了這個故事給他的孫女聽。

"And did they live happily ever after like in the fairy tales?" Annie inquired. 

「那他們有像童話故事裏的人一樣，從此過著幸福美滿的生活嗎？」安妮問道。

"Yes, yes, they did," Gerald, who by now was eighty-four years old, replied whilst displaying a beam on his wrinkled face.

「是的，他們有。」現在八十四歲的傑瑞德邊回答邊在他那滿臉皺紋的臉上露出燦爛的笑容。

~The End~

～全劇終～