A piece of sky in the mountains

("Beijing Examination News", Page 16, August 3, 2011)

Zhang Yutong

　　Unconsciously, it has been three days since I arrived in Nanliang.

I have always believed that coming here w88 online live casino Beijing and meeting you is a kind of fate.

I remember the first time we met, I heard your laughter in the classroom w88 online live casino a distance, and I suddenly became excited. My long-standing expectations finally came true. But when he walked to the door, he felt uneasy and didn't dare to go in. For the first time in my life, I experienced the feeling of so many children waiting for me to attend class. It was a responsibility and a pressure. When I walked into the classroom for the first time, I was greeted by your thunderous applause and lovely smiling faces. I was so surprised that I was speechless, and I was secretly looking forward to the next days.

Do you know? We were also very nervous when we stepped onto the podium as primary w88 casino teachers for the first time. Your expectant eyes and the way you hold your chin and listen carefully to the class also make me want to make my class more lively and interesting. Staying up late the night before class to prepare lessons has become a common thing, and of course there are all kinds of cute "play tricks" in class. However, from the beginning when no one took the initiative to answer questions and I was asked to complete the roll call, to the active classroom atmosphere now, from the title of teacher to now being affectionately called sister, my efforts have not been in vain. We are getting closer and closer, and I have discovered more and more how precious your simple and unsophisticated feelings are.

Every time you come happily and say with a smile: "Sister, this is for you." My heart feels warm. w88 online live casino the folded little flower baskets to the folded paper roses, w88 online live casino my portraits to the lovely Christmas trees, I treasure them all. I clearly remember the moment I received the portrait. When I saw myself on the drawing paper, I was really surprised by your thoughtfulness.

There are so many touching things that I really want to say, but I don’t know where to start.

During the home visit, the two boys acted as my little tour guides. When they reached a certain place, they suddenly picked up the plastic bag in the basket, told me to go ahead, and then ran away. Without thinking much, I walked forward. However, the children were slow to catch up. I was confused and could only stop and wait, but a moment later I saw two small figures running hard at the corner of the road, like two agile deer. The plastic bags in their hands were already filled with sweet apricots. The boys stopped in front of me, panting, and handed me the apricots, saying "I just picked them for you" while eating w88 online live casino their own hands, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. When I got the apricots, I felt so sweet before I even ate them.

I didn’t expect that in just a few days, your smiling faces would be firmly imprinted in my mind. I often think that you who were born in the mountains have not been able to receive a good education like the children in the city w88 online live casino the beginning of your life, and it will take several times more effort for you to get out of the mountains than others. But your optimism and cheerfulness let me see the hope in the mountains. The wonderful world outside attracts you, and I hope you persevere and you will definitely have your own sky in the future.