玛Mǎ格gé威wēi

在zài内Nèi罗luó毕bì这zhè座zuò繁fán忙máng的de城chéng市shì里lǐ，住zhù着zhe一yī群qún流liú浪làng的de男nán孩hái，他tā们men日rì复fù一yī日rì地de活huó着zhe，从cóng来lái不bù知zhī道dào什shén么me是shì舒shū适shì安ān逸yì的de生shēng活huó。一yī天tiān早zǎo上shang，男nán孩hái们men从cóng冰bīng冷lěng的de人rén行xíng道dào上shàng醒xǐng来lái，把bǎ他tā们men用yòng来lái睡shuì觉jiào的de毯tǎn子zi叠dié起qǐ来lai。天tiān太tài冷lěng了le，为wèi了le驱qū赶gǎn寒hán气qì，他tā们men用yòng拾shí来lái的de垃lā圾jī燃rán起qǐ了le一yī堆duī火huǒ。在zài这zhè群qún男nán孩hái中zhōng有yǒu一yī个gè人rén叫jiào玛Mǎ格gé威wēi。

In the busy city of Nairobi lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came, and had never known a comfortable, easy life. On one morning, the boys were folding up the blankets they had slept in on the cold pavements. To chase away the cold they lit a fire with rubbish. Among the group of boys was Magozwe.

玛Mǎ格gé威wēi的de父fù母mǔ过guò世shì时shí，他tā只zhǐ有yǒu五wǔ岁suì，他tā搬bān去qù跟gēn叔shū叔shu一yī起qǐ生shēng活huó。叔shū叔shu从cóng来lái不bù关guān心xīn玛Mǎ格gé威wēi。玛Mǎ格gé威wēi在zài叔shū叔shu家jiā挨ái饿è受shòu冻dòng，还hái要yào干gàn很hěn多duō体tǐ力lì活huó。

When Magozwe’s parents died, he was only five years old. He went to live with his uncle. This man did not care about the child. He did not give Magozwe enough food. He made the boy do a lot of hard work.

一yī旦dàn玛Mǎ格gé威wēi稍shāo有yǒu抱bào怨yuàn，叔shū叔shu就jiù会huì对duì他tā拳quán打dǎ脚jiǎo踢tī。有yǒu一yī次cì，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi问wèn叔shū叔shu他tā能néng不bù能néng去qù上shàng学xué，叔shū叔shu狠hěn狠hěn地de打dǎ了le他tā几jǐ下xià，说shuō：“你nǐ这zhè傻shǎ瓜guā，用yòng得de着zháo上shàng学xué吗ma？”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi过guò了le三sān年nián这zhè样yàng的de日rì子zi，终zhōng于yú离lí家jiā出chū走zǒu，无wú家jiā可kě归guī。

If Magozwe complained, his uncle beat him. When Magozwe asked if he could go to school, his uncle beat him and said, “You fool, what do you need school for?” After three years of this treatment Magozwe ran away from his uncle. He started living on the street.

流liú浪làng生shēng活huó非fēi常cháng艰jiān辛xīn，大dà多duō数shù男nán孩hái每měi天tiān只zhǐ能néng混hùn个gè温wēn饱bǎo。他tā们men有yǒu时shí候hou会huì被bèi抓zhuā起qǐ来lai，有yǒu时shí候hou会huì挨ái打dǎ。当dāng他tā们men生shēng病bìng的de时shí候hou，没méi有yǒu人rén照zhào顾gu他tā们men。这zhè群qún男nán孩hái就jiù靠kào乞qǐ讨tǎo得dé来lái的de一yī点diǎn点diǎn钱qián过guò活huó，他tā们men有yǒu时shí候hou也yě会huì卖mài塑sù料liào品pǐn和hé旧jiù货huò赚zhuàn点diǎn钱qián。有yǒu时shí候hou别bié的de流liú浪làng汉hàn会huì来lái找zhǎo茬chá，争zhēng夺duó领lǐng地dì，那nà时shí候hou生shēng活huó就jiù更gèng艰jiān难nán。

Street life was difficult and most of the boys struggled daily just to get food. Sometimes they were arrested, sometimes they were beaten. When they were sick, there was no one to help. The group depended on the little money they got from begging, and from selling plastics and other recycling. Life was even more difficult because of fights with rival groups who wanted control of parts of the city.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi正zhèng在zài翻fān垃lā圾jī箱xiāng，他tā找zhǎo到dào了le一yī本běn破pò旧jiù不bù堪kān的de故gù事shi书shū。他tā把bǎ书shū上shàng的de灰huī尘chén吹chuī走zǒu，把bǎ书shū放fàng进jìn了le袋dài子zi里lǐ。每měi天tiān完wán工gōng后hòu，他tā会huì把bǎ书shū拿ná出chū来lai，翻fān着zhe上shàng面miàn的de图tú画huà，可kě惜xī他tā看kàn不bu懂dǒng上shàng面miàn的de文wén字zì。

One day while Magozwe was looking through the dustbins, he found an old tattered storybook. He cleaned the dirt from it and put it in his sack. Every day after work he would take out the book and look at the pictures. He did not know how to read the words.

图tú画huà书shū讲jiǎng的de是shì一yī个gè男nán孩hái长zhǎng大dà成chéng为wéi飞fēi行xíng员yuán的de故gù事shi。玛Mǎ格gé威wēi有yǒu时shí候hou会huì梦mèng想xiǎng自zì己jǐ成chéng为wéi一yī个gè飞fēi行xíng员yuán。有yǒu时shí候hou，他tā想xiǎng象xiàng着zhe自zì己jǐ就jiù是shì故gù事shi中zhōng的de男nán孩hái。

The pictures told the story of a boy who grew up to be a pilot. Magozwe would daydream of being a pilot. Sometimes, he imagined that he was the boy in the story.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，天tiān气qì很hěn冷lěng，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi站zhàn在zài街jiē头tóu乞qǐ讨tǎo。一yī个gè男nán人rén走zǒu过guò来lai，跟gēn他tā打dǎ招zhāo呼hu：“你nǐ好hǎo，我wǒ叫jiào托Tuō马mǎ斯sī。我wǒ在zài这zhè儿r附fù近jìn工gōng作zuò，你nǐ可kě以yǐ到dào那nà儿r拿ná点diǎn吃chī的de。”他tā指zhǐ着zhe一yī座zuò蓝lán顶dǐng黄huáng墙qiáng的de房fáng子zi，“我wǒ希xī望wàng你nǐ别bié客kè气qi，到dào那nà儿r去qù拿ná点diǎn吃chī的de吧ba！”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi看kàn了le看kàn男nán人rén，又yòu看kàn了le看kàn房fáng子zi，说shuō：“可kě能néng吧ba！”然rán后hòu他tā就jiù走zǒu开kāi了le。

It was cold and Magozwe was standing on the road begging. A man walked up to him. “Hello, I’m Thomas. I work near here, at a place where you can get something to eat,” said the man. He pointed to a yellow house with a blue roof. “I hope you will go there to get some food?” he asked. Magozwe looked at the man, and then at the house. “Maybe,” he said, and walked away.

接jiē下xià来lái的de几jǐ个gè月yuè，流liú浪làng的de男nán孩hái们men渐jiàn渐jiàn认rèn识shi了le托Tuō马mǎ斯sī。他tā喜xǐ欢huan跟gēn人rén聊liáo天tiān，特tè别bié是shì无wú家jiā可kě归guī的de人rén。托Tuō马mǎ斯sī听tīng别bié人ren讲jiǎng他tā们men的de故gù事shi。他tā不bù苟gǒu言yán笑xiào，非fēi常cháng耐nài心xīn、有yǒu礼lǐ貌mào，尊zūn重zhòng他tā人rén。一yī些xiē男nán孩hái开kāi始shǐ在zài白bái天tiān去qù蓝lán顶dǐng黄huáng墙qiáng的de房fáng子zi里lǐ找zhǎo吃chī的de。

Over the months that followed, the homeless boys got used to seeing Thomas around. He liked to talk to people, especially people living on the streets. Thomas listened to the stories of people’s lives. He was serious and patient, never rude or disrespectful. Some of the boys started going to the yellow and blue house to get food at midday.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi正zhèng坐zuò在zài人rén行xíng道dào上shàng看kàn故gù事shi书shū，托Tuō马mǎ斯sī来lái了le坐zuò在zài他tā旁páng边biān。托Tuō马mǎ斯sī问wèn：“这zhè本běn书shū讲jiǎng了le什shén么me故gù事shi？”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi回huí答dá说shuō：“这zhè是shì关guān于yú一yī个gè男nán孩hái成chéng为wéi飞fēi行xíng员yuán的de故gù事shi。”托Tuō马mǎ斯sī问wèn：“男nán孩hái叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi声shēng音yīn低dī了le下xià去qu：“我wǒ不bù知zhī道dào，我wǒ不bù识shí字zì。”

Magozwe was sitting on the pavement looking at his picture book when Thomas sat down next to him. “What is the story about?” asked Thomas. “It’s about a boy who becomes a pilot,” replied Magozwe. “What’s the boy’s name?” asked Thomas. “I don’t know, I can’t read,” said Magozwe quietly.

当dāng他tā们men再zài次cì见jiàn面miàn的de时shí候hou，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi开kāi始shǐ跟gēn托Tuō马mǎ斯sī讲jiǎng自zì己jǐ的de故gù事shi，他tā的de叔shū叔shu怎zěn么me对duì他tā，他tā怎zěn么me逃táo离lí了le叔shū叔shu家jiā。托Tuō马mǎ斯sī没méi说shuō什shén么me，也yě没méi有yǒu告gào诉su玛Mǎ格gé威wēi该gāi怎zěn么me做zuò，但dàn是shì他tā听tīng得de很hěn仔zǐ细xì。有yǒu时shí候hou他tā们men会huì一yī边biān在zài蓝lán顶dǐng黄huáng墙qiáng的de房fáng子zi里lǐ吃chī东dōng西xi，一yī边biān聊liáo聊liao天tiān。

When they met, Magozwe began to tell his own story to Thomas. It was the story of his uncle and why he ran away. Thomas didn’t talk a lot, and he didn’t tell Magozwe what to do, but he always listened carefully. Sometimes they would talk while they ate at the house with the blue roof.

玛Mǎ格gé威wēi十shí岁suì生shēng日rì的de时shí候hou，托Tuō马mǎ斯sī给gěi了le他tā一yī本běn新xīn的de故gù事shi书shū，这zhè是shì关guān于yú一yī个gè乡xiāng下xia男nán孩hái成chéng为wéi足zú球qiú运yùn动dòng员yuán的de故gù事shi。托Tuō马mǎ斯sī给gěi玛Mǎ格gé威wēi讲jiǎng过guo这zhè个ge故gù事shi很hěn多duō次cì。有yǒu一yī天tiān，托Tuō马mǎ斯sī说shuō：“我wǒ觉jué得de你nǐ应yīng该gāi去qù上shàng学xué，去qù识shí字zì。你nǐ觉jué得de呢ne？”托Tuō马mǎ斯sī说shuō他tā知zhī道dào一yī个gè地dì方fang，孩hái子zi们men可kě以yǐ住zhù在zài那nà儿r，上shàng学xué。

Around Magozwe’s tenth birthday, Thomas gave him a new storybook. It was a story about a village boy who grew up to be a famous soccer player. Thomas read that story to Magozwe many times, until one day he said, “I think it’s time you went to school and learned to read. What do you think?” Thomas explained that he knew of a place where children could stay, and go to school.

玛Mǎ格gé威wēi想xiǎng了le想xiǎng去qù新xīn地dì方fang生shēng活huó，上shàng学xué。但dàn是shì，如rú果guǒ他tā叔shū叔shu说shuō得de对duì，他tā太tài笨bèn了le上shàng不bù了liǎo学xué怎zěn么me办bàn？如rú果guǒ在zài新xīn的de地dì方fang，他tā又yòu要yào挨ái打dǎ怎zěn么me办bàn？他tā有yǒu点diǎn儿r害hài怕pà，心xīn想xiǎng：“也yě许xǔ我wǒ注zhù定dìng就jiù要yào睡shuì在zài马mǎ路lù边biān。”

Magozwe thought about this new place, and about going to school. What if his uncle was right and he was too stupid to learn anything? What if they beat him at this new place? He was afraid. “Maybe I am meant to sleep by the side of the road,” he thought.

他tā把bǎ自zì己jǐ的de想xiǎng法fǎ告gào诉su了le托Tuō马mǎ斯sī。托Tuō马mǎ斯sī对duì他tā循xún循xún善shàn诱yòu，终zhōng于yú说shuō服fú了le玛Mǎ格gé威wēi，他tā在zài新xīn地dì方fang一yī定dìng会huì过guò上shàng更gèng好hǎo的de生shēng活huó。

He shared his fears with Thomas. Over time the man reassured the boy that life could be better at the new place.

玛Mǎ格gé威wēi搬bān到dào了le新xīn家jiā，新xīn家jiā的de屋wū顶dǐng是shì绿lǜ色sè的de。他tā和hé两liǎng个gè男nán孩hái住zhù一yī间jiān房fáng间jiān。屋wū子zi里lǐ还hái住zhù着zhe其qí他tā十shí个gè孩hái子zi。和hé他tā们men住zhù在zài一yī起qǐ的de是shì茜Xī茜xī阿ā姨yí和hé她tā的de丈zhàng夫fu，还hái有yǒu三sān只zhī狗gǒu，一yī只zhī猫māo，一yī头tóu老lǎo山shān羊yáng。

And so Magozwe moved into a room in a house with a green roof. He shared the room with two other boys. There were ten other children living at that house too. Along with Auntie Cissy and her husband, three dogs, a cat, and an old goat.

玛Mǎ格gé威wēi开kāi始shǐ读dú书shū，他tā遇yù到dào了le不bù少shǎo困kùn难nan，很hěn难nán赶gǎn上shàng他tā的de同tóng学xué们men，有yǒu时shí候hou他tā差chà点diǎn就jiù要yào放fàng弃qì了le。但dàn他tā每měi次cì想xiǎng起qǐ故gù事shi书shū里lǐ的de飞fēi行xíng员yuán和hé足zú球qiú运yùn动dòng员yuán，他tā都dōu坚jiān持chí了le下xià来lai，就jiù像xiàng他tā们men一yī样yàng。

Magozwe started school and it was difficult. He had a lot to catch up. Sometimes he wanted to give up. But he thought about the pilot and the soccer player in the storybooks. Like them, he did not give up.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，玛Mǎ格gé威wēi正zhèng在zài屋wū子zi后hòu院yuàn里lǐ看kàn书shū，托Tuō马mǎ斯sī来lái了le，坐zuò在zài他tā旁páng边biān：“这zhè本běn书shū讲jiǎng了le什shén么me故gù事shi？”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi回huí答dá说shuō：“这zhè是shì关guān于yú一yī个gè男nán孩hái变biàn成chéng老lǎo师shī的de故gù事shi。”托Tuō马mǎ斯sī问wèn：“那nà个ge男nán孩hái叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？”玛Mǎ格gé威wēi咧liě嘴zuǐ一yī笑xiào：“他tā叫jiào玛Mǎ格gé威wēi。”

Magozwe was sitting in the yard at the house with the green roof, reading a storybook from school. Thomas came up and sat next to him. “What is the story about?” asked Thomas. “It’s about a boy who becomes a teacher,” replied Magozwe. “What’s the boy’s name?” asked Thomas. “His name is Magozwe,” said Magozwe with a smile.