The Little Girl Who Dared to Wish
许愿的小女孩
As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she collided with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
在艾米绕过她的教室对面的走廊的拐角时，她迎面撞到了一个5年级的高个男孩。
“Watch it ” The boy yelled.
那男孩大叫，“看路，”
Then, with a smirk on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and mimicked the way Amy limped when she walked.
然后，他脸上带着带厌的笑容，用手按在他的右腿上，模仿着艾米走路跛行的样子。
Amy closed her eyes. Ignore him, she told herself as she headed for her classroom.
艾米将双眼闭上了一会。“不理会他，”她在返回教室时对自己说。
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy's unfriendly way. It wasn't as if her were the only one.
但是在那天结束时，艾米仍然想着那个高个男孩低劣的嘲笑。其实他不是唯一的一个做出这种事的人。
It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed her every single day. Kids made fun of her speech or her limping.
好像自从艾米上三年级后，每天都有人在嘲笑他。孩子嘲笑她的讲话或是她的跛行。
Amy was tired of it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing made her feel all alone.
艾米受够了。有时，即使在坐满了学生的教室里，别人的嘲笑使她感到孤单无助。
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was quiet. Her mother knew that things were not going well at school.
那晚，回到家里，艾米坐在餐桌旁边默不做声。她的母亲知道肯定是在学校里遇到不顺心的事了。
That's why Patti Hagadorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter.
所以，派蒂决定告诉她女儿一些激动的消息。
“There's a Christmas wish contest on the radio station,” Amy's mom announced. “Write a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize.
“在电台中有一个圣诞节愿望竞赛的节目，”艾米的母亲告知她。“给圣诞老人写封信，你也许可能得到奖品。
I think someone at this table with blonde curly hair should enter.”
我认为坐在餐桌边的金发卷毛的人应该参加。”
Amy smiled. The contest sounded like fun. She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas.
艾米咯咯地笑了。竞赛听起来很有趣。她开始思考她最想的圣诞节礼物了。
A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
当艾米第一次想起这个主意时，她脸上挂满了笑。她拿出铅笔和纸，开始写信。“亲爱的圣诞老人，”她开始写道。
While Amy worked out that letter, the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa.
当艾米起劲地做作文时，家里的其他人试图猜测她可能向圣诞老人要求什么。
Amy's sister, Jamie, and Amy's mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would top Amy's wish list.
艾米的姐姐，杰米，艾米的妈妈都认为3英寸大的芭比娃娃是艾米最想要的东西。
