Every girl dreamed when she was young and Cindy was no exception. Her favorite ballet was Swan Lake and she had read dozens of books from the library or in the bookstore on how to become a ballerina. She anxiously hoped that one day her dream would come true. She had taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirmed that she was a good student and full of potential, which made her look forward to the future.
One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballet would be performing in her hometown. Her thoughts ran wild, "I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills," she murmured to herself. She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to avoid the guards and hide in the dressing room to wait, with her heart pounding. It was uncertain whether she could see the leader.
Luckily, the leader entered and she bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses. And in her excitement, she pricked (刺) her finger on the thorns but she did not make a big thing about the pain. The leader observed her action, nodding his head slightly, as she told him her dream. "All right, you dance and I will give you my judgment."
But half way through the dance he stopped her and said with an impish (顽皮的) smile Cindy didn't notice, "I'm sorry you're not good enough!" On hearing this, Cindy was too ashamed to ask the leader the reason and ran away crying, as fast as her legs could carry her without a brief stay. Shaking his head in disappointment, the leader said to himself, "Persistence matters more than talent."
Three years passing, she was still chasing her dream. Then one day she heard that the same ballet was performing in her town again. Bitter memories of the leader's harsh words came flooding back to her. This time she was determined to find out why the leader told her she was not good enough while all her teachers thought otherwise.
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The leader glanced at Cindy and said in peace, "I remember how you pricked yourself but you carried on bravely." …… At the thought, she ran after the leader immediately. |