Alex was a giraffe in a zoo. As he grew up, his neck was much shorter than the others'. He became upset. His mother said to him, "You are special. Your neck is good. You don't have to worry about it."
Alex tried not to think about this. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck stayed short. Sometimes they laughed at him. His parents told him not to worry about that and he should enjoy himself. He tried. He could not even play some giraffe sports. He was too short.
One cool day, a worker in a zoo came and took Alex away which made him feel very scared. Alex said "Would I have to leave the zoo because of my short neck?" Alex was very sad. After the worker made Alex calm down(平静下来), he gave him some food. And he was kind to Alex. Alex felt better. Then the worker took Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small door between the two areas. This door was onlysuitablefor Alex to pass through. Other giraffes couldn't go through because they are too tall.
Soon Alex's parents came to see him. "My dear, you are special!" his mother said. "The zoo workers made a place for you because people wanted to see you. How special you are!" She was right. Visitors pointed to him and shouted in surprise. They looked happy to see such a special animal in the zoo because he was so special and cute.
