I wish you were my little girl
<p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="whichillustrates">whichillustrates</span>（阐明，说明）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="acleft">acleft</span> <span word="palate">palate</span>（腭裂）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="andstares">andstares</span>（凝视，注视）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="teased">teased</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="hermisshaped">hermisshaped</span>（畸形）<span word="lip">lip</span>,<span word="crooked">crooked</span>（弯曲的，歪的）<span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="andgarbled">andgarbled</span>（混乱的，篡改的）<span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teasing">teasing</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hating">hating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="different">different</span>". <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="her">her</span> ... <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cleft">cleft</span> <span word="palate">palate</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> "<span word="difference">difference</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="whisper">whisper</span> <span word="test">test</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="sideways">sideways</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretended">pretended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>," <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>?" <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Surely">Surely</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Whisper">Whisper</span> <span word="test">test</span>" <span word="came">came</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>."</p>
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