Lily, the Bravest1 Girl 莉莉-最勇敢的女孩

In the old town of Harmonyville， whereeveryone knew everyone， lived a little girlnamed Lily. She was known for herinfectious laughter2 and the warm heart.

Harmonyville Elementary was Lily’ssecond home， a happy place full oflaughter. Lily loved spending timeoutdoors， playing games with herclassmates. She also did well in manysubjects， such as math， science andEnglish. She loved all most every teachershe met in the school. She was happywhen she went home from school.

But one day， a group of bullies3 ledby a boy， Jake， decided to target4 Lily.They would walk around her and make funof her face and clothes. Lily， who had astrong mind， couldn’t help but feelterrible with each bad word.

One sunny afternoon， Lily sat all byherself， thinking about the bad words thathad been thrown her way. That’s whenEmma， a kind-hearted girl， came to her.

Emma had watched what the bulliesdid and couldn’t stand it any more. Shethought Lily needed her help.

“Hi， Lily，”Emma greeted her with awarm smile. “I’ve seen what’s beenhappening， and I don’t think it’s right.You don’t deserve5 to be treated6 thatway.”

Lily， surprised by the nice words，looked up with her eyes full of tears. Emmasat down beside her and went on saying，“You know， my mom always says thatpeople who treat others bad are oftendealing with their own pain. It’s not aboutyou; it’s about them. Don’t let their wordsdefine7 you.”

So Lily and Emma became newfriends and got along with each other. Theyspent their days together， sharing stories，dreams， and laughter.

Emma’s encouragement8 gave Lilythe strength9 to face the bullies and lookfor help from a good teacher. The teacherfound it should be done head-on. She helda meeting to discuss the importance ofkindness， empathy10， and the results ofbullying. Lily’s story was shared with thewhole school， and many people got moved.

As the days went on， the school com -munity11 fought against bullying. Students，teachers， and parents worked together tomake a better place to study and live.

Lily’s story made some good change inthe school. The bullies faced the results fortheir actions， and Lily’s story became acatalyst12 for empathy and understanding.

The school celebrated differences， andLily with her friends and supporters13， felta new sense14 of belonging15.

The laughter that oncewent away now flied throughthe halls. This little girl namesLily now was known as thebravest in the school.

在老城哈莫尼維爾，這兒每個人都互相認識，住著一個叫莉莉的小女孩。她以富有感染力的笑聲和溫暖的心而聞名。

哈莫尼維爾小學是莉莉的第二個家，是一個充滿歡笑的快樂之處。莉莉喜歡花時間在戶外和她的同學們一起玩游戲。她在許多科目上也學得很好，比如數學、科學和英語。她喜歡在學校遇到的每一位老師。每天放學回家時她都很開心。

但是有一天，一群霸凌者在一個男孩杰克的帶領下，決定以莉莉為霸凌目標。他們會堵住她的去路，嘲笑她的臉和穿的衣服。他們每說一句難聽的話，都會讓意志堅強的莉莉忍不住難過。

一個陽光明媚的下午，莉莉獨自一人坐在那里，腦子里想著她聽到的那些難聽的話。這時，一位善良的女孩艾瑪來到她身邊。

艾瑪目睹了霸凌者們的所作所為，再也無法容忍了。她認為莉莉需要她的幫助。

“你好，莉莉。”艾瑪熱情地微笑著和她打招呼，“我注意到了正在發生的事情，我認為這是不對的。你不應該受到這樣的對待。”

莉莉驚訝于這些關切的話語，她抬起頭來，眼里充滿了淚水。艾瑪在她旁邊坐下來，繼續說：“你知道嗎，我媽媽總是說，那些對別人不好的人往往是因為他們自己正在承受痛苦的折磨。這與你無關，是他們的問題。不要讓他們的話定義你這個人。”

就這樣，莉莉和艾瑪成了新朋友，相處很融洽。她們一起度過每一天，分享故事、夢想和歡笑。

艾瑪的鼓勵給了莉莉面對霸凌者的勇氣，她向一位好老師尋求幫助。這位老師意識到應該正面處理這件事。她召開了一次會議，討論善良、同情心的重要性，以及霸凌的后果。莉莉的故事被分享給了整個學校，許多人都被感動了。

隨著時間的推移，全校都與霸凌行為作斗爭。學生、教師和家長一起努力創造一個更適合學習和生活的地方。

莉莉的故事給學校帶來了一些好的變化。霸凌者為他們的行為承擔了后果，莉莉的故事成了同情心和理解信任的催化劑。

學校贊揚好的變化，莉莉和她的朋友以及支持者們一起，感受到了一種新的歸屬感。

曾經消失的笑聲現在傳遍了走廊。這個名叫莉莉的小女孩現在被認為是學校里最勇敢的人。

Notes

1. brave 勇敢的；無畏的

2. infectious laughter 具有感染力的大笑

3. bully 恃強凌弱者；橫行霸道者. 欺凌

4. target 把……作為攻擊目標

5. deserve 值得；應受

6. treat 對待；看待

7. define 給……下定義

8. encouragement" 鼓勵

9. strength 勇氣；力量

10. empathy 共鳴；同情

11. community 社區；社會

12. catalyst 化學催化劑；誘因；誘導者

13. supporter 支持者；擁護者

14. sense 感覺

15. belonging 歸屬感