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Next they met Mr．Miller building a birdhouse．

“Hi there，Samsons，”Mr．Miller hailed，“What a big boy you’ve become．Sammy．How old are you now，young man?”

Sammy looked at the ground and studied his shoes．Mrs．Samson tugged at his sleeve．

But Sammy continued to study his shoes．

“1 wish I didn’t have to talk，”He thought，“I can’t think of anything to say．”

“Sammy just got a new pair of running shoes，”Mrs．Samson explained，“And I guess that’s what’s on his mind today．”

“Oh，that’s all right，”Mr．Miller said，“When 1 was a boy，and I once was a boy，you know，I used to think a new pair of sneakers was nearly as good as a trip to the moon．”

然后他們遇到米勒先生。他正在做鳥屋。

“嘿，山姆森”，米勒先生打招呼，“你現在是個大小伙子了，薩米。你幾歲了，年輕人?”

薩米看著地面，盯著自己的鞋子。山姆森太太捅了捅他的袖子。

可是薩米還在研究他的鞋。

“我真希望我不是非說不可，”他想，“我想不出任何可以說的話。”

“薩米剛買了一雙新跑鞋。”山姆森太太解釋道，“我猜他今天一直想著這事。”

“噢，那好。”米勒先生說，“當我是個小男孩的時候，你知道，我也曾經是個小男孩，我覺得有一雙新球鞋差不多和去月球一樣棒。”

As they crossed the court，Mrs．Samson said，“Mr．Miller is such a kind man．Why wouldn’t you talk to him.or at 1east answer his questions?”

Sammy said.“I don’t know why…I guess I'm shy．”

“Hmmm．”said Mrs.Samson．“Remember when you were a little tyke，and you and Mr．Miller used to watch birds together?He taught you some of their names and songs，and you loved chirping and chattering with him．”

What’s different now?Why don’t you want to talk to Mr Miller anymore?”

“I still do want to talk to Mr． Miller，”said Sammy.“But every time I start．the words get stuck!”

“What if you tried to un-stuck them?”Mrs．Samson chuckled．

“The wrong ones might come out，”Sammy explained，“and then 1 would really sound double dumb!”

他們穿過院子時，山姆森太太說：“米勒先生是一個非常和氣的人。你為什么不和他談談呢，最起碼回答他的問題?”

薩米說：“我不知道為什么……我猜我害羞。

“嗯，”山姆森太太說：“記得當你還是個小寶寶時，你經常和米勒先生一起看鳥嗎?他教給你很多鳥的名稱和叫聲，你也喜歡和他一起聊天。現在和那時有什么不一樣呢?是什么原因讓你不能再和米勒先生聊天了呢?”

“我還是想和米勒先生聊天兒的。”薩米說，“但是每次我想說的時候，那些詞就卡住了!”

“你能不能試試讓它們別卡住?”山姆森太太笑了。

“我擔心那些不合適的話會跑出來，”薩米解釋道，“這樣我就會顯得超級的傻!”

（未完待續）