Rick is eight years old, and he is good student. He can read and write well. He studies hard and is good at his subjects. His parents and teachers like him very much. But he has a very big head, so he looks very funny and his classmates often make fun of（取笑）him.
Last year, he had a ten-day holiday at his uncle's home in summer. His uncle lives in the countryside and it's about one hundred kilometres away from his city. He took the subway to a small town. There his uncle waited for him and took him to his house by bike.
Rick made some friends soon. They played together happily. But one afternoon he cried（哭）to his uncle, "All the children make fun of me. They say I have a big head."
"Don't listen tothem," his uncle said. "You have a beautiful head. You look cool. Now don't cry. Go to the fruit store to buy three kilos of apples home. I make apple pies for you."
Rick said, "OK. Give me a shopping bag now."
"Oh, dear. You don't need one. You can use your hat," his uncle said.
