I'm the Small One

I'm the Small One. Written by George Anthony Kultz. Illustrated by Bogonia Korbalan. Focus question. What does the main character learn about herself in this story?

我就是个子小小的那个。 作者：乔治·安东尼·库尔茨 绘者：博戈尼亚·科巴兰 核心问题 故事里的主角学到了什么 关于她自己的道理呢？

I'm smaller than everyone else my age. In the halls at school, the bigger kids sometimes bump into me or step on my toes. Sorry Sophie, I didn't see you, they say.

我比所有同龄人个子都小。 学校走廊里，个子高的孩子有时候会撞到我，或者踩到我的脚。 他们会说：“对不起呀索菲，我刚才没看到你。”

At the playground, little kids always want to play with me. Some even try to boss me around. Don't climb up that big slide, little girl, one kindergartner warned me last week. You might fall and hurt yourself.

操场上的小小孩总爱跟我玩， 有的甚至还想指使我做事。 上周有个幼儿园的小朋友还警告我：“小妹妹，别爬那个大滑梯。” 你会摔下来受伤的。

I think I'll be okay," I said. She watched me slide down, her mouth gaping open.

我说：“我没问题的。” 她看着我滑下来，嘴巴张得大大的。

My best friend Casey is one of the tallest kids in second grade. Her legs are so long that when she walks, I have to jog to keep up with her. Sometimes grown -ups ask her, Who's your little friend? And one day while I was over at Casey's house, her grandma thought Casey was babysitting me.

我最好的朋友凯西是二年级里个子最高的孩子之一 她的腿特别长，走路的时候我得小跑才能跟上她 有时候大人会问她：“这个小不点朋友是谁呀？” 有次我去凯西家玩， 她奶奶还以为凯西在帮忙照顾我呢

I used to try to make myself taller. I hung from the tree in our backyard to stretch out my limbs. I even ate my vegetables, all of them, but I never seemed to grow.

我以前总想办法让自己长高。 我挂在后院的树上，想把四肢拉长一点。 我甚至把蔬菜全都吃光，可我好像一点都没长。