About twenty years ago, I was a naughty boy and a little bossy. I fought with other boys almost every day and sometimes I fought with my elder sister. I was five or six years old when I saw Superman on T.V the first time. It seemed he could do everything, so he became my idol. My dream was to be a Superman.
Finally I made up my mind to be Superman. So I called up all of my friends and said in front of my house, “Is there any body that can jump from that second floor?” A silence flew through my friends. I said, “All right, all of you are like chickens, but I can do it”. They said “Are you sure?” I said “Sure! And if I do it, I’ll get all the marbles that you have, but if I fail, you will get all of my marbles. Good deal?” They said, “O.K” So I went up to the second floor with the Superman costume, stood at the edge of the floor for a few seconds, and took a deep breath. I felt cold because I was almost naked. But what a brave boy! I jumped with my arms extended like Superman. During the flight, though it was just a second, I could see every eye of my friends get wider.
“CRASH!” I fell down on the ground. And I was knocked out for just a moment.
When I opened my eyes slowly I could see my mom’s nose. I had to go to the hospital with my mom because a part of my tongue was cut in the crash. But I got the marbles later and I became the leader in my group of friends.
Seung-Hyun Park
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