Mickey Mouse and Snow White are popular with children. But do you know how their creator, Wall Disney, brought them to life?
Disney was born to a poor family in the US in 1901. He liked drawing animals on the farm when he was a kid. A neighbor often bought his pictures. This encouraged him to be an artist when he grew up.
At the age of nine, he got his first job of delivering (投递) papers. He had to get up at 3:30 every morning and he began to work half an hour later. He worked till 6:00 in the morning. Then he hurried home for breakfast and went to school.
When Disney was older, he tried to get a full-time job, but it was hard. When he was 19, he started an art company (公司) with a friend. But soon it closed. Later he set up another company, but that one failed, too. Disney didn't lose heart. He believed in himself.
Three years later, he and his brother set up a cartoon company in Hollywood. It turned out to be a great success. "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, then you'll make it," he said.
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A neighbor often bought his pictures
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