英文短篇故事（紐約）153 The Tall Boy Who Bragged

"I’m so tall!" he bragged to his classmates. "I'm so tall!" he bragged to his grandparents. "I'm so tall!" he bragged to his little sister. He was only 12, but he was a head taller than most of his classmates. "You're going to be so tall when you grow up," his dad said proudly. "I'm going to be taller than a door!" he bragged to his dad. "Maybe you will be a professional basketball player," his dad said proudly. "I'm going to be taller than the basketball net!" he bragged to his dad. Everyone was sure he was going to be very tall. But then something happened. He didn't grow taller in the seventh grade. He didn't grow taller in the eighth grade. He didn't grow taller in ANY grade! But his classmates grew taller and taller. When he graduated from high school, his sister was taller than he was.