Oren has new white shoes. He wears them to school for the first time. They are clean and bright. He looks at them all morning.
奥伦有一双新的白鞋。他第一次穿着它们去上学。它们干净又亮。他一上午都在看着它们。
In art class, the teacher gives out paint. Oren sits at a long table. He wants to paint the sea. He takes the blue paint.
美术课上，老师发了颜料。奥伦坐在一张长桌前。他想画大海。他拿起蓝色颜料。
His elbow hits the cup. The cup falls. Blue paint goes all over his shoes. "No!" he says. The class goes quiet.
他的胳膊肘碰到了杯子。杯子倒了。蓝色颜料洒得他的鞋上到处都是。“不！”他说。全班安静了下来。
Oren looks down. His new shoes are blue and wet. He wants to cry. He wants to go home.
奥伦低头一看。他的新鞋又蓝又湿。他想哭，想回家。
The teacher gives him paper towels. Oren rubs and rubs. The paint does not come off.
老师递给他纸巾。奥伦擦了又擦，颜料还是擦不掉。
He sits and looks at them for a long time. Then he has an idea. He takes a small brush and the yellow paint.
他坐着，看了它们很久。然后他想到了一个主意。他拿起一支小画笔和黄色颜料。
He paints a star on the blue. Then he paints another star. Soon he paints small stars on both shoes.
他在蓝色上画了一颗星星，又画了一颗。不一会儿，两只鞋上都画满了小星星。
A girl walks by his table. "Wow, I like your shoes," she says. Two boys come to look.
一个女孩从他的桌子旁走过。“哇，我喜欢你的鞋，”她说。两个男孩也走过来看。
"Can you paint mine?" one boy asks.
“你能帮我画一双吗？”一个男孩问。
Oren smiles and picks up the brush. "Sure," he says. "Sit down."
奥伦笑着拿起画笔。“当然可以，”他说，“坐下吧。”
