Nian is strong. 年兽非常的凶猛。It has a very big mouth. 他有一张大嘴。It lives in the sea.它住在大海里。 It sleeps for 364 days a year.一年睡364天。 On the eve of the Spring Festival,在除夕那天， it wakes up and comes out of the sea.它会醒来并且会从海里跑出来。 It is hungry。它很饿。 It wants to eat animals and people.它会把动物和人都吃了。 When the Spring Festival comes,每当春节来临， people run to mountains. 人们都会跑到山里躲起来。They are afraid of Nian.他们害怕年兽。 An old man and an old woman are in their house. 一个老爷爷和一个老奶奶在屋子里。 The old man is sick. "I'm sick. I can't run." 老爷爷生病了。“我生病了，跑不动。” "I'll stay with you," says his wife. “我会留下来陪着你，”他的妻子说道。 The old woman makes dumplings for her husband.老奶奶给她的丈夫做了饺子。 A poor old man comes to the door. 一个可怜的老人来到了门前。He is thin. He is hungry.他又瘦又饿。 The old woman gives him some dumplings to eat.老奶奶给了他一碗饺子。 "I'm afraid you have to go," says the old woman.“恐怕你得走了，”老奶奶说道。"Nian is coming, and it will eat us!"“年兽要来了，它会吃了我们的！” "Don't be afraid," says the poor old man. “别害怕，”老人说道。"I can help you."“我能帮助你们。” He puts red paper on the door.他把红纸贴到了门上。 In the evening, Nian comes.夜里，年兽来了。The poor old man goes out in red clothes. 老人穿着红衣服出来了。 He lights some firecrackers and scares Nian.他点着了鞭炮去吓唬年兽。 Nian is scared. 年兽很害怕。It is afraid of the colour red and firecrackers.它害怕红色和鞭炮。It runs away very fast.它赶紧逃走了。 "Thank you!" the old couple say to the poor old man.“谢谢！”老夫妻对老人说道。 So that is why, on the Spring Festival, 这就是为什么在春节的时候，people put red paper on the door, 人们会在墙上贴红纸，wear red clothes, 穿红衣服，and light firecrackers.放鞭炮的原因。 They needn't run to the mountains anymore.人们再也不需要跑到山里了。