tarted painting whenhewasthreeyearsold,andwhenhewasfive,hewas already verygoodatit. Healsogot many prizes forhispainting. Hepaintedmany beautiful and interesting pictures, andpeople paid a lot of money forthemTheysaid,“Thisboy'sgoingtobe famous whenhe'salittleolder,andthenwe’regoingtosellthesepicturesforalotmoremoney.” Jimmy'spictures were different from otherpeople'sbecauseheneverpainteditonallofthepaper. Hepaintedonhalfofit,andtheotherhalfwasalways empty. “That'svery clever,”everybodysaid.“Nobody else doesthat!”Theyallbelievedthattheboywasa pioneer inpainting. Oneday,somebodyboughtoneofJimmy'spicturesandthensaidtohim,“Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy. Whydoyoupaintonthe bottom half ofyourpictures,butnotonthe top half ?” “BecauseI'msmall,”Jimmysaid,“andmy brushes don't reach very high.” 【汉语翻译】原来如此!
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