Chapter 4 Fairy Tale - 3

I am a snail.I often wonder why I am a snail instead of a bird.I don't want to be a snail, I want to be a bird.Because the birdie always takes the first place in every track and field competition, but I am the last one every time.The classmates look down on me, and no classmates want to be friends with me.After school, I always go to the sea alone.I am curious about the other side of the sea.I thought to myself that there is a kind magician living on the other side of the sea, he can turn me into a bird, then I can take the first place, and then the classmates will be friends with me.The hooting of the owl in the tree brought me back to reality: it was just my imagination.I went home by moonlight.

  I don't have any friends, so I often write a diary to pass the time.Every day I write some of my feelings in a book made of leaves.I regard the leaf book as my most precious thing.When I am free, I will open it and have a look.   One day when I was looking at the sea, I suddenly wanted to put the book of leaves in the sea, I wanted it to float to the other side of the sea, I wanted it to be picked up by a child like me, and let him understand my thoughts.I would love to have a friend.   As I was at the bottom of my flying grades, I seldom participated in the reunions of my classmates.Every time I see my classmates returning home full of joy and laughter, I am always very sad.In fact, I really want to go with my classmates, but I am afraid that they will say that I can't walk and laugh at me.In fact, once, several classmates came to me and asked me to go with them.I thought I had no friends, who would I go to play with, besides, if I walked slowly, would they wait for me?Thinking of this, I declined the invitation of my classmates.A person sadly went to see the sea.

  Once, I accidentally saw a grape that made my mouth water, so I couldn't help picking it.Little by little I climbed up from the bottom of the vine.I crawled and crawled, thinking I was almost at the top of the vine; but when I looked back down, I almost passed out: I had only moved less than a centimeter.At this time, I remembered the scene of the flying race: when the bird reached the finish line, I ran less than one centimeter.I couldn't help crying: why am I a snail instead of a bird.I don't know when I fell from the vine until I feel the pain.I have lost the courage to climb the vine again, and it took me half a day to climb less than one centimeter. My classmates will definitely laugh at me again if I say it.

  When I didn't know what to do, the little bird flew out from that place.The little bird looked at me with red and wet eyes, and said, "Snail, why are you crying? What's wrong with you? Can you tell me? See if I can help you." Trust your ears.I was a little surprised and said: I accidentally fell off the vine just now.The little bird looked at the vine and said, "Smells good grapes, snail, did you fall from the tree while picking the fruit?" After hearing this, I hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm learning to climb trees. "The little bird went to pick grapes without saying anything.To my surprise, the little bird picked the biggest and best bunch of grapes and gave it to me.I don't know what to say or write.So, I just sat silently and kept eating grapes.The little bird asked me: "Why don't you always play with us?" I replied a little hesitantly, "I don't like you." The little bird asked quickly, "Snail, we don't like you at that point, Tell me, and we will correct it." I rushed to say: You always laugh at me, I know I run slowly, but I have worked hard, you can't laugh at me for anything.I went on to say: "If I were your bird, I would be the first in flying; if you want me to be a snail, I will report you to be the last one every time." Then, I lowered my head and said sadly: "But I am a snail, I am the snail. I can’t become a bird.” The bird said: “Snail, it’s normal for some classmates to laugh at you; but some classmates didn’t laugh at you, so I didn’t.” I know, you also have your own strengths, just yourself You haven't realized it yet.The bird went on to say, in fact, I also have my own shortcomings. I can't play the harmonica, etc., so many that I can't count them for three days, and many people laugh at me.After listening to these words, I was dumb for a long time: It turned out that only some classmates were laughing at me, and some classmates were not laughing at me; I have my own strengths, what are my strengths?Look at the sea, no... It turns out that birds also have shortcomings. I thought that birds are good at flying and everything is good, and I want to be a bird all day long. It seems that being a bird is like a snail, and it has shortcomings and people. Laugh, I'll still be my snail.Thinking of this, I smiled happily, and the little bird laughed too.Since then, the bird and I have become friends, although I am still the last in the air competition without exception.I'm trying to find my strengths right now, and Bird told me that flying is his forte.

  Now I have many friends.It turned out that they thought I hated them, so they dared not tell me that they wanted to be friends with me.When I expressed to them that I wanted to be friends with them, they agreed without hesitation.At that time, we all laughed happily.I lay in my shell and thought: Everything is not as I thought; life is wonderful, just like making friends, in fact, each other wants to be friends with each other in their hearts, but they dare not speak, so that they misunderstand each other. Think that the other party doesn't want to be friends with me and hates me.

  In the future, there will always be parties without me, because I have friends.At parties, I can play with them, and they don't think I'm slow.For the first time, I realized how much fun parties can be.I was so happy for the first time.One day, I suddenly realized that I haven't written a diary for a long time, and I haven't seen the sea for a long time.I know that looking at the sea and writing diaries are far away from me. I am growing up gradually, just like the toys I played with when I was young, they will suddenly disappear from my own world.Thinking of this, I burst into tears, after all, those things have accompanied me.

  I am no longer afraid to call myself a snail, but I like being called a snail.Growing up is really strange. I had dreamed countless times of becoming a bird instead of a snail, but now I want to be a snail so strongly.   I have been looking for my strengths, although I don't know when I will find them.On a Saturday in August, I burned my book of yellowing leaves, not wanting others to discover my secret.I also forgot the way to see the sea.   My friends and I have always gotten along very well.If it rains after school and they don't have an umbrella, I send my friends back home in my volute.Friends know that it is inconvenient for me to pick fruit, so they take turns to give me fruit.Sometimes I tell them not to give away, the old ones are not finished yet, but they just don't listen and give them away.After a month like this, I threw away two whole bags of rotten fruit.Looking at those rotten fruits, I am both happy and sad: I am happy that I can have those sincere friends; sad is that it is a pity that those fruits are rotten.

  One day, we saw off the Chinese teacher according to the school's instructions. It was said that he had been transferred to a middle school in the city.We who have always been naughty can't be happy.All the bad things about the Japanese teacher in the past disappeared immediately, and my mind was full of the good things about the Chinese teacher.The principal and other school leaders and teachers also looked sad.The Chinese teacher said: "Students, I will teach you a truth at last." We asked what it was.The Chinese teacher smiled and didn't answer, just let us go for a while.

  Later, I found my strengths, and at the same time I also understood the truth that Mr. Hei taught us at the end.If you walk fast, you can reach the end soon, but you can't enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way; although I walk slowly, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.I shouted happily: I found my strengths, and my strengths are walking slowly.At that moment, I felt so happy...