6-4 The Towel Boy 康纳的运动会

The Towel Boy

Connor loved sports. He wanted to play and hear cheers from his friends. "There will be a big sports meet in the town stadium. Today is the tryout day," said the coach. "Try all the events. Do your best!"

Connor tried the high jump. Three times, he hit the bar. Connor threw the shot three times, but it didn't go far enough.

Connor ran the 100-meter race. He came in sixth. "I'm sorry, Connor. You are not on the team. But you can be the towel boy," the coach said.

On the event day, the coach and the students got to the town stadium. "Oh, no!" said the coach suddenly. "I forgot the number bibs!" "I'll get them," said Connor. Then he ran back to the school. He found the number bibs and ran back to the track field.

The coach was amazed. "You ran all that way in only fifteen minutes? It's two miles! And you're not exhausted!" "Can you run the 5,000-meter race tomorrow?" asked the coach. "I can try," said Connor.