劉董看的英語文章。

ourstorybeginsaveryverylongtimeagowithayoungergirl.onedaythisgirlspottedarustedspaceshipholdinglittlestarchild.「what』syourname？areyoulost？thegirlaskedthestarchild.

「i』mlumaandi』mwaitingformama.she』scomingformeonacomet！」saidthestarchild，whohadbeenwaitingdayandnight.

「don』tworry.i』llwaitwithyou.」thelittlegirlpromisedluma.

asnightfall，thegirlborrowedherfather』stelescopeandpeeredintothesky.shelookedandlooked，butshesawnothing.hoursturnedintodaysandthenyears，butstilltheskyrevealednothing.

finallythatlittlegirlsighedandsaidtoluma：「ifwestayherelookingmuchlonger，iwillbeanoldladysoon.」

butthenshehadanidea：「whydon』twegooutthereandfindyourmotherourselves？」

thegirlandlittle，lumafixeduptherustyspaceshipandthenthetwosetsailintothestarrysky.

andthisishowthesearchforthecelestialmotherbegan.

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onenightthegirldreamedaboutherownmother.

「whereareyougoing？」sheaskedhermother』sretreatingback.

withoutturning，hermotherreplied，「don』tfret，dearest.i』mnotgoinganywhere.i』malwayswatchingoveryou，likethesuninthedayandthemooninthenight.awaveofsadnesswashedoverthegirl.

「whataboutwhenitrainsandican』tseethesunorthemoon？」

hermotherthoughtforamomentbeforeresponding.

「iwillturnintoastarinthecloudsandwaitforyourtearstodry「

whensheawoke，thegirl』sfacewasdamnwithtears.「youhavestarbitsinyoureyes.」saidlumatothegirl.」whipingherface，thegirlreplied：「thesearetears，notstarbits.i』mcryingbecauseiwillneverseemymothereveragain.」

atthis，lumabegantocrytoo，「mama，oh，mama...，waaaah！」

thepairtraveledthroughthestarryskiesandthoughtheyencounteredmanyothercomets，notoneofthemheldluma』smother.lumawasdisappointed.

「now，now，luma.theraincloudswon』tgoawayifyoukeepcrying，」thegirlsaid，givinglumaasqueeze.

「iwillgiveyouapresentifyoustop.」thegirlclosedhereyesandsaidgently：「iwilltakecareofyou.」withthesewordsshefeltalittlesparkinherheart.

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afterseeingtheir100thcomet,asuddenthoughtpoppedintothegirl』shead:「iwonderifmyhomeplanetisstillasblueasitwas.」

thatswhensherememberedherfather』stelescope.peekingintothetelescope,atinybluedotfloatedintosight.itwaslittlethanastarbit.

「howstrange......it』issofarawaybutitfeelssoclose.」shetwistedtheknobofthetelescopeandthebluedotgrewuntilshecouldmakeoutagrassyhilldottedwithflowers.itseemsveryfamiliartoher.

zoomingevercloser,aterraceonthehillcameintoview.

「iusedtogostargazingtherewhenilivedonmyhomeplanet.sherememberedrubbingthesheepoutofhereyesasshefollowedherfatherupthathilltolookatthestars.sherememberedhowsheandherbrotherwouldsleddownthathill.sherememberedhavingpicnicswithhermotheronthathillonbrightandwindydays......

and......

「iwanttogohome.iwanttogohomerightnow!」thegirlburstintotearsandthelumasdidnotknowwhattodo.

「iwanttogohome!iwanttogobacktomyhousebythehill!iwanttoseemymother!」thegirlwasshoutingnowherfacewetwithtears.

「butiknowsheisnotthere!iknewallalongthatshewas』toutthereinthesky!because......because....」

「she』ssleepingunderthetreeonthehill.」thegirlscriesechoedthroughthestars,andahushfelloverthearea.