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Stella Batts Who's in Charge?

斯特拉·巴茨 谁说了算？

Free Write Name: Stella Batts Grade: 3rd Teacher: Mrs. Finkel Assignment: FREE WRITE Mrs. Finkel says we're having a Free Write, right now. That means we can write about whatever we want. There are no rules. Not even spelling and punctuation count. Okay, there is one rule: We're not allowed

自由写作 姓名：斯特拉·巴茨 年级：三年级 老师：芬克尔太太 作业：自由写作 芬克尔太太说，我们现在就要开始写自由作文了。 也就是说我们想写什么都可以。 没有任何规则。 连拼写和标点都不算对错。 好吧，确实有一条规则：我们不可以

to stop writing, not even to think. We're just supposed to write whatever pops up in our heads. This is just to get our creative juices flowing. Mrs. Finkel isn't even going to collect our papers. I could write stellahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! dov ljlk lkf su aaaa komeov blah blah blah, if I want. But I've written FOUR books so far. It shouldn't be too hard to write something better than nonsense words. Okay, so what should I write? I know! I'll use this Free Write to start my fifth book. Mrs. Finkel says authors have hunches about what happens in their books even before they sit down to write them. I have a hunch about... oh wait, now Mrs. Finkel is talking. "Eyes on your own paper, Joshua."

停下笔，连停下来思考都不行。 我们只要把脑子里冒出来的任何想法写下来就行。 这只是为了让我们的创意活跃起来。 芬克尔太太甚至都不会收我们的本子。 我就算写斯特拉拉拉拉拉拉拉拉拉！！！！！！都可以 只要我愿意，写一堆乱七八糟的瞎拼字母：嘟呜 叽哩噜 啦克夫 苏啊啊啊 扣谬呜 巴拉巴拉巴拉，也没关系。 可我到现在已经写完四本书了。 写点比胡言乱语好的东西应该不难吧。 好吧，那我该写点什么呢？ 有了！ 我就用这次自由写作来开写我的第五本书。 芬克尔太太说，作家坐下来动笔之前，就会对书里的故事有预感。 我预感我的故事是关于... 哦等等，芬克尔太太现在说话了。 “约书亚，看你自己的本子。”

Only Joshua could get in trouble during Free Write, when there are barely any rules to break! He gets in trouble a lot, because he doesn't obey Mrs. Finkel's Ground Rules, like "Eyes On Your Own Paper" and "No Calling Out" and "Raise Your Hand Quietly." Also he's the biggest meanie in our class. Want to know how mean? He calls me Smella. Just because of something gross that happened on our class nature walk. It happened at the beginning of the school year, and he still hasn't stopped. But my hunch doesn't have anything to do with Joshua. My hunch is that maybe my book can be about my new baby brother, Marco! He's soooooo cute. Here is a list of things that Marco can do:

也就只有约书亚能在自由写作课上闯祸了，这可是几乎没什么规则能违反呀！ 他老是闯祸，因为他根本不遵守芬克尔太太的班规，比如“看自己的本子”“不要随便插话”“安静举手”这些。 而且他还是我们班最讨厌的家伙。 想知道他有多讨厌吗？ 他给我起外号叫臭斯特拉。 就因为我们班级户外远足的时候发生了一件恶心的小事。 那是开学初的事了，他到现在还没停止叫这个外号。 不过我的预感和约书亚一点关系都没有。 我预感我的新书可以写我刚出生的小弟弟马尔科！ 他超超超可爱的。 这就是马尔科会做的事的清单：

It's a blank list! He might be cute, but he can't do anything yet! I help out with him sometimes. Like, I hold him in my lap, sing him to sleep, and even change his diapers—but NOT the gross ones. Mom and Dad have to do everything else for him, even the gross things. Plus they have work things to do, so they don't get to spend as much time with Penny and me as they used to. Right now Grandma is staying with us. This morning she took care of Marco, and Mom made breakfast. We had pancakes, in the shape of an S for me and a P for Penny. But actually they looked more like clouds. We were out of chocolate chips, so Mom cut up butterscotch cubes and put them on top.

这是一张空白清单！ 他或许很可爱，可现在他什么都还不会做呀！ 我有时候会帮忙照顾他。 比如我会把他抱在腿上，唱歌哄他睡觉，还会给他换尿布——不过我才不换臭臭的那种。 剩下的所有事都得爸爸妈妈来做，连那些恶心的活也不例外。 而且他们还要工作，所以陪我和佩妮的时间比以前少多了。 现在奶奶住在我们家帮忙。 今天早上她照顾马尔科，妈妈做了早饭。 我们吃了煎饼，给我的摊成S形，给佩妮的摊成P形。 不过其实它们看起来更像云朵。 我们的巧克力豆吃完了，所以妈妈切了奶油硬糖块放在煎饼上。

"Are these from the Penny Candy Wall?" I asked. "They sure are," Mom said. The Penny Candy Wall is at Batts Confections, and it's named after Penny. There's also "Stella's Fudge," named for me, and when Mom and Dad think of the right thing, there'll be something for Marco, too. Except right then Penny said, "I don't want Marco to have a treat at the store." "Come on, Pen," Mom said. "There's room at the store for Marco to get a treat, too." "Plus, maybe we'll have to taste-test a bunch of sweets," I told her. Then Dad came in and said it was time to go to school—he was driving us on his way in to work. Oops, Mrs. Finkel is clapping her hands now. Free Write time is over. Got to go!

“这些是从佩妮糖果墙拿的吗？” 我问道。 “当然啦，”妈妈说。 佩妮糖果墙在巴茨糖果店里，是用佩妮的名字命名的。 还有“斯特拉软糖”，是以我的名字命名的，等爸爸妈妈想好合适的项目，也会有马尔科专属的甜品的。 可就在这时候佩妮说：“我不想马尔科在店里有专属甜品。” “好啦，佩妮，”妈妈说。 “店里空间大得很，也能给马尔科留位置放他的专属甜品呀。” “而且，我们说不定还得试吃一大堆糖果呢，”我对她说。 然后爸爸进来了，说该去上学了——他上班顺路送我们去学校。 哎呀，芬克尔太太现在在拍手了。 自由写作时间结束了。 我得走啦！