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Patrick never did homework. "Too boring," he said. He played baseball and

basketball and computer games instead. His teachers told him, "Patrick! Do your homework or you won't learn a thing." And it's true, sometimes he did feel like a fool.

But what could he do? He hated homework.

Then on St. Patrick's Day his cat was playing with a little doll and he grabbed it away. To his surprise it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the tiniest size. He had a little wool shirt and a high tall hat much like a witch's. He yelled, "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I'll give you a wish, I promise you that."

Patrick couldn't believe how lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "Only if you do all my homework till the end of the semester, that's 35 days. If you do a good enough job, I could even get A's."

The little man's face wrinkled like a dishcloth thrown in the basket. He kicked his legs and doubled his fists and he pursed his lips, "Oh, am I cursed(被诅咒)! But I'll do it."

And true to his word, that little elf began to do Patrick's homework. Except there was one trouble. The elf didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he'd say. And Patrick would have to help -- in whatever way.

"I don't know this word," the elf said while reading Patrick's homework. "Get me a dictionary. No, what's even better. Look up the word and sound it out by each letter."

When it came to math, Patrick was out of luck. "What are time tables (时间安排表)?" the elf shouted. "We elves never need that. And addition and subtraction and division and fractions? Here, sit down beside me, you must guide me."

Elves know nothing of human history, to them it's a mystery. So the little elf, already a shouter, just got louder "Go to the library, I need books. More and more books. And you can help me read them too."

As a matter of fact every day in every way that little elf was a nag(n. 爱唠叨的人)! Patrick was working harder than ever! He was staying up at nights, had never felt so tired, was going to school with his eyes puffed and bleary.

Finally the last day of school arrived and the elf was free to go. As for homework, there was no more, so he quietly slipped out the back door.

Patrick got his A's; his classmates were amazed (=surprised); his teachers smiled and were full of praise. And his parents? They wondered (surprised and want to know) what had happened to Patrick. He was now the model kid. Cleaned his room, did his chores, was cheerful, never rude, like he had developed a whole new attitude(态度).

You see, in the end Patrick still thought he'd made that tiny man do all his homework. But I'll share a secret, just between you and me. It wasn't the elf; Patrick had done it himself!

Answer 1

Patrick从来不做作业，「太无聊了。」他说。於是他打棒球、打篮球、打电动。他的老师告诉他：「Patrick！完成你的作业，不然你将学不到任何东西。 」 而那的确是真的，有时他觉得自己就像个笨蛋。不过他能怎麼办呢？他厌恶作业。

然後圣派翠克节到了，他的猫正在玩一个玩偶，他把它拿走。出乎他意料之外的是，那并不是一个玩偶，而是一个有著最小的身体的人。他有一件小小的羊毛衫和一顶夸张的像是女巫戴的高帽。他尖叫著说：「救我！不要把我还给那只猫，我会给你一个愿望，我保证。」

Patrick无法相信他是多麼的幸运，他所有问题的解答就在这了。於是他说：「只要你帮我做我所有的作业直到这个学期结束，总共三十五天。你工作如果做得够好，我甚至可以拿到A.」

小人的脸皱得像是被丢到篮子里的抹布，他踢著他的腿、握紧双拳然後噘起嘴说：「噢！我被诅咒了！但我会完成它的。」

就如他承诺的，小矮人开始做Patrick的作业，只除了有一个问题。小矮人并非总是知道该怎麼做，并且他需要帮助。「帮我！帮我！」他说。不论以何种方式，Patrick就必须帮他。

「我不认识这个字。」小矮人说，他正在读Patrick的作业。「给我一本字典。不，要更好的。查单字然後一个字母一个字母念出来。」

换做数学时Patrick开始不顺利了。「什麼是时间安排表？」小矮人喊道：「我们矮人从来不需要那个，还有加法、减法、除法和分数？这里，坐到我旁边，你必须教我。」

矮人们完全不了解人类的历史，那对他们来说是难以理解的事物。所以小矮人，或者说是在喊叫的人，他更大声了：「去图书馆，我需要书，很多很多的书。然後你也可以帮我把它们读出来。」

事实上，每天各种各样的事情都说明了小矮人是个爱唠叨的人！Patrick工作做得比以前都还要认真了！他晚上熬夜，从来没有像现在这麼累，还带著肿胀的眼睛睡眼惺忪地去学校。

终於，在学校的最後一天来了，小矮人可以自由了。作业差不多没了，他安静地溜出後门。

Patrick拿到了A，令他的同学很惊讶，老师也对他微笑并夸赞了他。而他的父母呢？他们感到惊喜并且想要知道Patrick到底发生了什麼事。他现在已是一个模范儿童，清理房间、做家务、很开朗，从不无礼，像是养成了全新的态度。

你看，最後Patrick仍然认为他叫那个小人做了他所有的作业。让我告诉你一个秘密，只属於我们俩的秘密。做完作业的不是小矮人，而是Patrick自己完成了它！

Answer 2

您的回答太棒了，我甘拜下风！

Answer 3