原文如下：

　　Doyourememberthenameofyourkindergartenteacher?Ido.HernamewasMrsWhite.

　　Idon'tremembermuchaboutwhatwelearnedinherclass,butmymotheroncetoldme

　　thatwe

　　usedtowritealot.AndIwouldbringbackwhatIwroteandshewouldlookatitandfind

　　thereweresomanymistakes,butnoredcorrections,andalwaysastar.Sometimesevena

　　Good!Thisworriedmymother,soonedaywhenshewenttomeetMrsWhiteforoneof

　　thoseParentTeachermeetings,sheaskedherwhysheneverredpenciledmymistakesinthe

　　rightspellingsofwordsorpointedoutgrammaticalerrors.

　　"Thechildrenarejustbeginningtogetexcitedaboutusingwords,orformingsentences.

　　Idon'twanttodamagethatenthusiasmwithredink.Spellingandgrammarcanwait.The

　　wonderofwordswon't."MrsWhitesaid.

　　LaterIknewthatifMrsWhitehadusedherredpenoftenIprobablywouldn'tbetelling

　　youaboutthisnow.Ilookbacknowandthinkshemusthavebeenaratherextraordinary

　　teachertoexercisesuchredpenrestraint(限制)．Iusedtomisspell"beautiful"alot,andnever

　　couldquiterememberthatthe"e"wentbeforethe"a"．Itannoyedmyteacherinhighschool.

　　IfIwasgoingtoemploythewordwithsuchlavishness(华丽丰富的语言)shefiguredthe

　　leastIcoulddowasspellitright.Eventuallythee'sanda'ssettledintotheirrightholdasmuch

　　asyoumeansometimes.

　　AndthankstoMrsWhite,IhadnoworryaboutwritingwhatImeantevenifIcouldn'tquite

　　spellitout.Becauselifeisn't"Pretty"．It's"Baeutiful"．