I Want to Be Tall

Yang Ji Yong (third from left) surrounded by basketball stars Jiang Tang Ling (Senior grade 1, class 2),
Mr. Zhao (Senior 2 English teacher), Mr. He (Senior 2 math teacher), and Xiang Tao (Senior grade 1, class 2)

From the time I was four, all the way to now in Junior grade 1, I have always been the shortest in my class. In class I sit in the second or third row, in the third seat. Usually when our class has some sports activity, I am one of the last to be chosen, because I'm short. So, when I see my tall classmates, I always admire them very much!

When I dream, it's always of growing tall. I want to be a flag raiser, to raise our beautiful 5-star flag with my own hands. After I grow tall, I can become a kicker for the Chinese national football team. I could be as famous as Ronaldo! After I grow tall, I can slam dunk like NBA's flying superstar, Michael Jordan!

When I grow very very tall, that'll be all the better!

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Originally written in Chinese by Yang Ji Yong (Junior grade 1, class 3)

Translated into English by Yang Ji Yong, Ye Wen (Junior grade 1, class 3) and Billie Karel

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