Sitting at the bedroom window, Melissa was watching her new neighbor Lily Green.
There, in the garden, Lily (play) freely and wildly, in jeans and a T-shirt.
"How I want to be like her!" Melissa sighed (叹息), " But I always (ask) to be a little lady in dresses. "
One day, the doorbell rang. Melissa and her mother opened the door They were Mrs Green and Lily. Lily stared at Melissa, who was wearing a princess dress with crown (皇冠), as if she came from another planet.
"Do you want (come) and have tea? ", said Mrs Green.
"How kind of you…, but…maybe tomorrow, " said Melissa's mother.
All next day Melissa worried about the tea. What would she wear to the party? How would Lily laugh! Suddenly, she threw all her smart dresses onto the floor and jumped on them.
Finally, she put on her only trousers and a school T-shirt.
Just then her mother came in. "What you (do) there?"
"Getting dressed for tea!" said Melissa.
" But you've spoiled (损坏) all your lovely clothes!" shouted her mother.
They are not my clothes, they are yours. " Melissa shouted back, " You only want me to look like YOUR DOLL(玩偶)! But I won't—not ever again!"
With these words, she (run) next door.
Lily stared down at her from the tree house. "You (look) different today! Would you like to be in? I bet (敢说) you (not get) up here! "
Huh, that's easy." said Melissa—and swung herself quickly to the top.
Melissa s mother was watching from the Greens' kitchen, worried and upset.
" Melissa was so naughty (顽皮的), "sighed Melissa's mother, " She has spoiled all her pretty clothes. "
"Oh? And why do you think she did that?" asked Mrs Green.
"I…don't know, "said Melissa's mother.
"Maybe she just doesn't like (look) like that, " Mrs Green said, "Maybe she just wants to be herself. Don't you think we have to let our kids just be kids?"
Just then Lily and Melissa ran into the kitchen, laughing loudly.
"I never (see) Melissa look so happy. n thought Melissa's mother. She felt sorry for what she had done to her daughter. "I never (do) it like before. "
"Oh, Mum—You're here," Melissa said, looking worried, "I . . I'm sorry about the clothes. Fm sorry I was so naughty. "
"Oh, but I'm not." Melissa's mother reached out the arms and hugged her.
