The Winner
Victor never won at anything. He played Monopoly. He lost at Monopoly. He played Scrabble. He lost at Scrabble. He played checkers. He lost at checkers. He played chess. He lost at chess. He played tennis. He lost at tennis. His dad told him not to worry. “Someone has to win, and someone has to lose,” Dad said. “But I’m always the loser,” Victor said. “I’m never the winner.” His dad said, “Don’t worry. These are games. You are playing games. Games are not important.” Victor asked, “What is important? I thought games are important.” His dad said that being a good person is important. He said the most important thing is to be a good person. He said that Victor was a good person. Victor was kind. Victor was polite. Victor was friendly. “Thank you, Dad,” Victor said. “I am a good person, so I am a winner!”
維克托從來沒贏過。他曾玩過大富翁。輸得很慘。還曾玩過拼字游戲。結果也是一樣。玩國際跳棋。同樣也是輸。他玩國際象棋。他還是輸了比賽。他打網球。網球比賽輸了。爸爸告訴他不要擔心。爸爸說:“有人贏,就有人輸。”維克托說:“但我從來沒贏過。我永遠是輸家。”爸爸說:“不要擔心。這些就是游戲。你在打游戲。游戲并不重要。”維克托問道:“什么重要?我認為游戲很重要。”爸爸說成為一個好人很重要。他說最重要的是就是要成為一名好人。他說維克托是好人。維克托很和藹。維克托有禮貌。維克托很友善。維克托說:“謝謝爸爸。我是個好人。所以我是贏家!”
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