我的姐姐很高，从小就比我高一头，长大了还是比我高一头。她的头很大，脖子也很长。跟差不多高的小伙伴一起出去的时侯，从后面看过去，大家伙儿的肩膀都差不多，但是姐姐的大头和长脖子就多给了她几公分。在人群里，她看得更远，也更容易被发现。除此之外，也许大头中最有用的部分就是她的聪明才智了，这是我的家人、邻居和她的同学所熟知的。
姐姐上小学的时候，一年暑假，邻居的女儿请她帮忙解一道数学题。邻居女儿当时比姐姐高一年级，知道她还没有学到这个部分。姐姐接过来邻居的数学书，花了几分钟阅读有关部分，很快就帮邻家姐姐找到了答案。
姐姐的作文也很棒，还经常被当作班里的范文。有一天，语文老师收作文。她忘了写，只好跟老师说忘带了，得回家去取。我家离学校不远，慢慢溜达也就10分钟。不过，这次她多花了一点儿时间。当她回到教室的时候，递给了老师一篇不到10分钟写就的速成作文。令人惊讶的是，像往常一样，她的“速写”仍然赢得了高分。
有一年，舅舅给家里买了一个闹钟。钟面是天蓝色的，中间还有一架小飞机带着秒针转动。姐姐对这个闹钟很好奇，想知道里面有什么秘密机关。所以，有一天，这个闹钟被大卸八块，零件散落在桌子上，她有点害怕了。还好，家人并没有责备。
印象最深的是我和姐姐的第一次独立远足。一年夏天，姐姐和我策划了一个颐和园远征。我们跟家里要了几毛钱，准备了一个小书包，倒了三趟公共汽车前往颐和园。姐姐用她的学生证，买了一张票，我还小，不要票，我们开始了颐和园公园的探险。走着走着，来到石舫。我一下子就被那个美丽的大船吸引住了，我问姐姐：“大船什么时候开呀？咱们等着吧，可别错过了。”一个阿姨从旁边经过，听到我的问话，告诉我：“那个大石头船呀，昨天开了，今天休息。”我很失望，问姐姐为什么我们昨天没来。
但是，很快我就忘了石舫的失望。我们来到了玉带桥旁边的大草地上，我的注意力都被草地上的小蜻蜓俘获了。跟成年的蜻蜓不同，小蜻蜓有各种各样的颜色，有蓝的、绿的还有红的，在阳光的反射下，翅膀很漂亮。我甚至抓了几个，放进书包里准备带回家。
在颐和园玩了大半天，我俩儿都累了，肚子也叫了。我打开书包，小蜻蜓都不见了，但是一个天蓝色、沉沉的大家伙还在那里——我们的飞机闹钟。是姐姐背来检查时间用的，那时候手表还是奢侈品。感谢聪明的姐姐，我们在天黑之前赶回了家。
Childhood Stories -- My Sister
My sister is tall, and she has been taller than me by one head since I was a child. Her head is big, and her neck is long, too. When she walked with her tall friends, her shoulders could just be as high as theirs, but the bigger head and longer neck gave her a couple of more centimeters to edge over others. She could see better in a crowed and be spotted easier, too. Perhaps the most useful part of the bigger head is her smartness, which was well known by my family, neighbors and her classmates.
Here are a few stories when she was in her primary school.
One summer, our neighbor’s daughter, who was one grade higher than my sister, asked her to help solve a math problem of homework. Since my sister had not learned that part yet, she asked the neighbor to show her the math book. It took her just a couple of minutes to read through the book and find the answer.
My sister was very quick in composition and her work was often got the highest score in her class, too. One day her teacher asked to turn in an essay, which she forgot to write. She told the teacher that she left it home, so she lied. Since our home was not far from the school, it normally was just a 10-minute walk. This time, however, it took her a little bit longer. She handed the teacher a quick essay of less than 10 minutes of work. As usual, it still earned her a top score.
One day Uncle bought us an alarm clock. It was painted sky blue and had an airplane turning around as the second hand. My sister became curious about the clock and wanted to know what’s inside. So, the alarm was found dead one day with parts scattered on the table. She was a little scared but fortunately was not punished for her curiosity.
One summer day she and I plotted a solo excursion to the Summer Palace. We got a few tens of cents, prepared a bag and went on our adventure. The bus ride was quite long and changed three times. With her student card, she bought a discount ticket, and I probably needed none. We wondered around to explore the park. Before long, we came to a famous Marble Boat. I asked her when the boat would sail and if we should wait there. A woman passed by and over heard what I said. She said: “That boat sailed yesterday, but today it will have a break.” I was very upset and asked my sister why we did not come yesterday.
But quickly I forgot the stone boat as we came to a grass land by the Jade Bridge, which had 17 arches. I was fascinated by the colorful, baby dragon flies. Unlike adult dragon flies, the babies had all kinds of colors: green, blue and red, very pretty. I even caught a couple of them and put them into my bag to take home.
After about a day of play in the Summer Palace, we were hungry and tired. I opened the bag, the dragon flies were all gone but a blue, heavy guy was sitting at the bottom. It was our alarm clock, which my sister carried to check time. Back to those days a wrist watch was still luxury. Thanks for my smart sister, we arrived home before dark.
