太 細個 喇 ！ It's too small! För smal! 太细个喇！

「 你 太 細個 喇 ！ 」

呢 句 話 ， 我 成日 聽 到 。 I have heard this all the time. 爸爸 媽媽 因為 我 太 細 ， 好多 嘢 都 唔准 我 做 。 My mom and dad don't let me do a lot of things because I'm too small. 例如 ， 唔 可以 自己 一 個 出街 、 唔 可以 夜瞓 、 唔 可以 飲 咖啡 等等 。 For example, you can't go out on your own, you can't sleep at night, you can't drink coffee, and so on. 我 問 佢哋 ， 點解 我 年紀 細 就 唔 可以 做 呢啲 ， 佢哋 話 我 大個 就 會 明 。 I asked them why I could not do that because I was young, but they said I would be able to do it when I was older.

試 過 有 一 次 ， 我 睇 住 媽媽 煮飯 。 Once, I watched my mom cook. 我 望 住 佢 點樣 拎 刀 切 瓜 ， 我 都 好 想 試 下 。 When I look at the way she carries the knife and cuts the melon, I would like to try it out. 我 覺得 如果 我 學 識 煮飯 ， 就 可以 幫 媽媽 手 ， 等 佢 唔使 咁 辛苦 。 I think that if I can learn how to cook, I can help my mother so that she does not have to work so hard.

不過 佢 話 ： 「 你 太 細個 喇 ！ 拎 刀 好 危險 ！ 」 唔 畀 我 學 。

直到 有 一 日 ， 媽媽 掛 住 做嘢 ， 冇 返 屋企 煮飯 畀 我 同 家姐 食 。 Until one day, my mom had to work and didn't come back to the house to cook for me and my sister. 我 同 家姐 都 好 肚餓 ， 但 又 唔 識 嗌 外賣 ， 唔 知 點算 好 。 於是 我 自告奮勇 下廚 煮 嘢食 。 So I volunteered to cook the food. 我 好似 媽媽 平時 噉 煮飯 煲湯 ， 順利 煮 好 呢 餐 飯 。 I am just like my mother who cooks rice and soup and I can cook this meal smoothly. 我 同 家姐 終於 有 飯 食 ， 家姐 仲 讚 我 煮 得 好味 。 My sister and I finally had a meal, and she praised me for my good cooking.

媽媽 返 到 屋企 ， 見 我 同 家姐 食 緊 飯 ， 佢 好 意外 ， 問 我哋 啲 嘢食 係 邊個 煮 。 When my mom came to the house, she was surprised to see my sister and I having a tight meal and asked us where we cooked all the food. 我 好 興奮 噉 應頭 ， 以為 媽媽 一定 會 讚 我 ， 點知 媽媽 皺 起 眉頭 話 ： 「 你 太 細個 喇 ！ I was so excited, I thought my mom would praise me, but she frowned and said, "You're too small! 唔好 有 下次 ！ 」 Well, there will be a next time! Next time!

又 有 一 次 ， 爸爸 裝修 屋企 。 不過 佢 髹油 髹 得 好 慢 ， 啲 顏色 仲要 東 一 忽 西 一 忽 ， 好 難睇 。 However, it is very slow in painting, and the colors are all over the place, so it is hard to look at. 於是 我 決定 幫 佢 髹油 。 So I decided to help him paint. 結果 ， 牆 上 嘅 顏色 係 好睇 咗 好多 ， 但 我 就 唔 小心 整 到 成身 都 係 油 。 As a result, the color on the wall looked much better, but I wasn't careful with the oil all over my body. 唔緊要 啦 ， 最 緊要 係 啲 顏色 髹 得 靚 呀 嘛 ！ It doesn't matter, the most important thing is that the colors are painted nicely!

我 以為 爸爸 見到 之後 一定 會 讚 我 ， 點知 結果 同 上次 一樣 ， 我 又 俾 人 鬧 喇 。 I thought my father would praise me when he saw me, but it turned out to be the same as the last time, I was a mess again. 雖然 我 幫 咗 佢 ， 仲 整 到 自己 成 身 都 係 油 ， 但 佢 反而 鬧 我 ： 「 你 太 細個 喇 ！ Although I had helped her and I was covered in oil, she scolded me, "You are too small! 唔好 咁 多事 ！ 」 Don't be so nosy! "¡Ó

我 好 唔開心 ， 點解 我 明明 幫 咗 佢哋 ， 佢哋 都 係 鬧 我 ？ I am so unhappy. Why are they making trouble with me when I have helped them? 我 之所以 做 呢啲 事 ， 就 係 因為 大人 冇 做 好 應份 嘅 事 ， 甚至 連 做 都 冇 做 。 I did all these things because the adults did not do their part properly, or even did not do it at all. 唔通 我 噉 都 有 錯 ？ 噉 究竟 我 有啲 咩 係 可以 做 㗎 呢 ？ What can I do? 定係 ， 因為 我 太 細個 ， 所以 就 乜 都 唔 做 得 ？ Is it because I am too small that I can't do anything?

上 星期 ， 我 同 家姐 帶 貓仔 去 公園 玩 。 玩 玩 下 ， 貓仔 竟然 爬 咗 上 樹 ， 唔 識 落 返 嚟 。 Playing around, the cat climbed up the tree without realizing that he had fallen back down. 咁啱 家姐 顧 住 踩 單車 ， 冇 發現 到 ； 附近 又 冇 大人 ， 我 揾 唔 到 人 幫手 。 My sister was looking after her bike and didn't notice, and there were no adults around, so I couldn't find anyone to help me. 貓仔 喺 樹 上面 好 驚 ， 攬 到 棵 樹 實 一 實 。 The cat was so surprised to be on top of the tree that he was able to get a good hold of it. 我 試 過 安慰 貓仔 ， 等 佢 冇 咁 驚 就 可以 慢慢 爬 返 落嚟 。 I tried to reassure my cat that she could crawl back down slowly when she was not so scared. 可惜 無論 我 講 啲 咩 ， 佢 都 仲係 咁 驚 。 It is a pity that no matter what I say, she is still so shocked.

如果 貓仔 繼續 留 喺 樹 上面 ， 我 怕 佢 會 有 危險 。 I am afraid that the cat will be in danger if it continues to stay on the tree. 所以 我 決定 爬 上去 ， 救 佢 落嚟 ！ 好彩 ， 棵 樹 都 唔算 好 高 ， 我 順利 抱 返 佢 落嚟 ， 總算 有驚無險 。

我 帶 貓仔 去 揾 返 家姐 ， 家姐 一直 掛 住 踩 單車 ， 完全 唔知 發生 咩事 。 I took the cat to my sister, who was hung up on the bike and didn't know what was going on. 當 我 講 返 件 事 畀 佢 聽 嘅 時候 ， 個 心 仲 諗 ： 唔 知 家姐 會 唔 會 好似 爸爸 媽媽 噉 ， 話 我 太 細個 ， 唔 應該 噉做 呢 ？ When I told her the story, I wondered if my sister would be like my father and mother, who said I was too small to do it. 點知 ——

「 嘩 ！ 好彩 有 你 ， 貓仔 至 冇事 咋 ！ With you, Cat is fine! 你 做 得 好 好 呀 ！ 」

聽到 家姐 呢 句 話 ， 我 好 開心 ！ 終於 有 人 認同 我 做 嘅 嘢 喇 ！ Finally, someone recognizes what I've done!

家姐 將 件 事 講 咗 畀 爸爸 媽媽 聽 。 My sister told mom and dad about it. 佢哋 聽到 之後 ， 抱 起 我 讚 我 叻 。 我 趁機 問 佢哋 ： 「 係咪 我 細個 ， 所以 好多 嘢 都 唔 做 得 ？ 」 I took the opportunity to ask them, "Is it because I'm small that I don't do a lot of things? I'm fine."

媽媽 答 ： 「 一 個 行為 啱 定 唔啱 ， 唔關 年紀 事 。 Mom replied, "It's not a matter of age whether one's behavior is appropriate or not. 如果 你 係 為咗 幫 人 ， 又 唔會 傷害 到 自己 或者 其他 人 ， 就 可以 去 做 。 」 If you do it for the sake of helping others without hurting yourself or others, then you can do it. "The

爸爸 又 話 ： 「 係 呀 ， 所以 除咗 睇 對錯 ， 仲要 睇 能力 。 My father also said, "We have to look at ability as well as right and wrong. 而 能力 多多少少 係 同 年紀 掛勾 嘅 —— 所以 有啲 嘢 ， 爸爸 媽媽 唔 畀 你 做 ， 主要 都 係 因為 我哋 擔心 你 能力 未 夠 ， 夾硬 去 做 反而 整傷 自己 。 」 Competence is more or less related to age - that's why we don't let you do certain things mainly because we are worried that you are not competent enough to do them and that you might hurt yourself. "¡Ó

聽 完 佢哋 噉 講 ， 我 先 明白 自己 之前 一直 誤解 咗 爸爸 媽媽 嘅 苦心 ……

「 不過 ， 我哋 都 應該 適時 放手 畀 你 去 學習 同 探索 嘅 …… 」 媽媽 有啲 感觸 。 」

我 即時 兩 眼 發光 ， 大聲 承諾 ： 「 我 以後 做 啲 咩 危險 嘢 ， 都 一定 會 揾 大人 在場 睇 住 ， 唔會 有事 㗎 ！ Immediately, my eyes glazed over, and I promised, "I'm going to do anything dangerous, and I'm going to make sure an adult is there to see that nothing happens.

「 唉 ， 真係 無 你 辦法 ！ 」 爸爸 媽媽 笑 住 話 。