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1、Chapter1Hairs Everybodyinourfamilyhasdifferenthair.MyPapa'shairislikeabroom,allupintheair.Andme,myhairislazy.Itneverobeysbarrettesorbands.Carlos'hairisthickandstraight.Hedoesn'tneedtocombit.Nenny'shairisslippery——slidesoutofyourhand.AndKiki,whoistheyoungest,hashairlikefur. Butmymo
2、ther'shair,mymother'shair,likelittlerosettes,likelittlecandycirclesallcurlyandprettybecauseshepinneditinpincurlsallday,sweettoputyournoseintowhensheisholdingyou,holdingyouandyoufeelsafe,isthewarmsmellofbreadbeforeyoubakeit,isthesmellwhenshemakesroomforyouonhersideofthebedstillwarmwi
3、thherskin,andyousleepnearher,therainoutsidefallingandPapasnoring.Thesnoring,therain,andMama'shairthatsmellslikebread. Chapter2Darius&TheClouds Youcanneverhavetoomuchsky.Youcanfallasleepandwakeupdrunkonsky,andskycankeepyousafewhenyouaresad.Herethereistoomuchsadnessandnotenoughsky.B
4、utterfliestooarefewandsoareflowersandmostthingsthatarebeautiful.Still,wetakewhatwecangetandmakethebestofit. Darius,whodoesn'tlikeschool,whoissometimesstupidandmostlyafool,saidsomethingwisetoday,thoughmostdayshesaysnothing.Darius,whochasesgirlswithfirecrackersorastickthattouchedarat
5、andthinkshe'stough,todaypointedupbecausetheworldwasfullofclouds,thekindlikepillows. Youallseethatcloud,thatfatonethere?Dariussaid,Seethat?Where?Thatonenexttotheonethatlooklikepopcorn.Thatonethere.Seethat.That'sGod,Dariussaid.God?somebodylittleasked.God,hesaid,andmadeitsimple. Chap
6、ter3FourSkinnyTrees Theyaretheonlyoneswhounderstandme.Iamtheonlyonewhounderstandsthem.Fourskinnytreeswithskinnynecksandpointyelbowslikemine.Fourwhodonotbelongherebutarehere.Fourraggedyexcusesplantedbythecity.Fromourroomwecanhearthem,butNennyjustsleepsanddoesn'tappreciatethesethings
7、. Theirstrengthissecret.Theysendferociousrootsbeneaththeground.Theygrowupandtheygrowdownandgrabtheearthbetweentheirhairytoesandbitetheskywithviolentteethandneverquittheiranger.Thisishowtheykeep.Letoneforgethisreasonforbeing,they'dalldroopliketulipsinaglass,eachwiththeirarmsaroundth
8、eother.Keep,keep,ke
