红丝带
<p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span>. <span word="Blue">Blue</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="kindergarteners">kindergarteners</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="early">early</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fieldtrip">fieldtrip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300 <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Nonetheless">Nonetheless</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swings">swings</span>, <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="races">races</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="races">races</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picnic">picnic</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="races">races</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="laced">laced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mortified">mortified</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span></p>
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