Danny is short and thin. Of all the boys around he is the (瘦的) one. So he is called Bones(骨头) by his friends. He talks more and laughs louder than (任何人). However, he is always unhappy because he is not good at sports.
One day, Danny watched the (男子) marathon(马拉松赛跑) on TV. The runners didn't need to run fast and they just ran on and on. They didn't have big muscles. They were more (像) Danny. He decided to have a try. "Boy, it's better to do a little bit each day," (建议) his mum. The next day, Danny started his practice. From then on he kept on (训练) in the park every morning.
The race day came. There were 109 runners and they were all bigger than Danny.
They all started fast. Danny tried to keep up with (他们). But he fell farther and farther behind. Halfway someone got tired. Danny passed a big guy with big muscles. (突然地) he felt like a switch had been turned on. He passed another one, then a third one ... All the runners were breathing hard and looked tired (除.....之外) Danny. He looked like he could run forever. At that time he didn't see
the crowds or hear them (欢呼). He just ran and ran. At last he raised his arms, like a champion as he crossed the ending line.
