我的姐姐很高，從小就比我高一頭，長大了還是比我高一頭。她的頭很大，脖子也很長。跟差不多高的小夥伴一起出去的時侯，從後麵看過去，大家夥兒的肩膀都差不多，但是姐姐的大頭和長脖子就多給了她幾公分。在人群裏，她看得更遠，也更容易被發現。除此之外，也許大頭中最有用的部分就是她的聰明才智了，這是我的家人、鄰居和她的同學所熟知的。
姐姐上小學的時候，一年暑假，鄰居的女兒請她幫忙解一道數學題。鄰居女兒當時比姐姐高一年級，知道她還沒有學到這個部分。姐姐接過來鄰居的數學書，花了幾分鍾閱讀有關部分，很快就幫鄰家姐姐找到了答案。
姐姐的作文也很棒，還經常被當作班裏的範文。有一天，語文老師收作文。她忘了寫，隻好跟老師說忘帶了，得回家去取。我家離學校不遠，慢慢溜達也就10分鍾。不過，這次她多花了一點兒時間。當她回到教室的時候，遞給了老師一篇不到10分鍾寫就的速成作文。令人驚訝的是，像往常一樣，她的“速寫”仍然贏得了高分。
有一年，舅舅給家裏買了一個鬧鍾。鍾麵是天藍色的，中間還有一架小飛機帶著秒針轉動。姐姐對這個鬧鍾很好奇，想知道裏麵有什麽秘密機關。所以，有一天，這個鬧鍾被大卸八塊，零件散落在桌子上，她有點害怕了。還好，家人並沒有責備。
印象最深的是我和姐姐的第一次獨立遠足。一年夏天，姐姐和我策劃了一個頤和園遠征。我們跟家裏要了幾毛錢，準備了一個小書包，倒了三趟公共汽車前往頤和園。姐姐用她的學生證，買了一張票，我還小，不要票，我們開始了頤和園公園的探險。走著走著，來到石舫。我一下子就被那個美麗的大船吸引住了，我問姐姐：“大船什麽時候開呀？咱們等著吧，可別錯過了。”一個阿姨從旁邊經過，聽到我的問話，告訴我：“那個大石頭船呀，昨天開了，今天休息。”我很失望，問姐姐為什麽我們昨天沒來。
但是，很快我就忘了石舫的失望。我們來到了玉帶橋旁邊的大草地上，我的注意力都被草地上的小蜻蜓俘獲了。跟成年的蜻蜓不同，小蜻蜓有各種各樣的顏色，有藍的、綠的還有紅的，在陽光的反射下，翅膀很漂亮。我甚至抓了幾個，放進書包裏準備帶回家。
在頤和園玩了大半天，我倆兒都累了，肚子也叫了。我打開書包，小蜻蜓都不見了，但是一個天藍色、沉沉的大家夥還在那裏——我們的飛機鬧鍾。是姐姐背來檢查時間用的，那時候手表還是奢侈品。感謝聰明的姐姐，我們在天黑之前趕回了家。
Childhood Stories -- My Sister
My sister is tall, and she has been taller than me by one head since I was a child. Her head is big, and her neck is long, too. When she walked with her tall friends, her shoulders could just be as high as theirs, but the bigger head and longer neck gave her a couple of more centimeters to edge over others. She could see better in a crowed and be spotted easier, too. Perhaps the most useful part of the bigger head is her smartness, which was well known by my family, neighbors and her classmates.
Here are a few stories when she was in her primary school.
One summer, our neighbor’s daughter, who was one grade higher than my sister, asked her to help solve a math problem of homework. Since my sister had not learned that part yet, she asked the neighbor to show her the math book. It took her just a couple of minutes to read through the book and find the answer.
My sister was very quick in composition and her work was often got the highest score in her class, too. One day her teacher asked to turn in an essay, which she forgot to write. She told the teacher that she left it home, so she lied. Since our home was not far from the school, it normally was just a 10-minute walk. This time, however, it took her a little bit longer. She handed the teacher a quick essay of less than 10 minutes of work. As usual, it still earned her a top score.
One day Uncle bought us an alarm clock. It was painted sky blue and had an airplane turning around as the second hand. My sister became curious about the clock and wanted to know what’s inside. So, the alarm was found dead one day with parts scattered on the table. She was a little scared but fortunately was not punished for her curiosity.
One summer day she and I plotted a solo excursion to the Summer Palace. We got a few tens of cents, prepared a bag and went on our adventure. The bus ride was quite long and changed three times. With her student card, she bought a discount ticket, and I probably needed none. We wondered around to explore the park. Before long, we came to a famous Marble Boat. I asked her when the boat would sail and if we should wait there. A woman passed by and over heard what I said. She said: “That boat sailed yesterday, but today it will have a break.” I was very upset and asked my sister why we did not come yesterday.
But quickly I forgot the stone boat as we came to a grass land by the Jade Bridge, which had 17 arches. I was fascinated by the colorful, baby dragon flies. Unlike adult dragon flies, the babies had all kinds of colors: green, blue and red, very pretty. I even caught a couple of them and put them into my bag to take home.
After about a day of play in the Summer Palace, we were hungry and tired. I opened the bag, the dragon flies were all gone but a blue, heavy guy was sitting at the bottom. It was our alarm clock, which my sister carried to check time. Back to those days a wrist watch was still luxury. Thanks for my smart sister, we arrived home before dark.
