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Wonder. R.J. Palacio. Extracts., 03b. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (extracts). How I Came to Life. 2nd version.

03b. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (extracts). How I Came to Life. 2nd version.

How I Came to Life

I like when Mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much. It's not funny in the way a joke is funny, but when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up. So when I was in my mom's stomach, no one had any idea I would come out looking the way I look. Mom had had Via four years before, and that had been such a "walk in the park" (Mom's expression) that there was no reason to run any special tests. About two months before I was born, the doctors realized there was something wrong with my face, but they didn't think it was going to be bad. They told Mom and Dad I had a cleft palate and some other stuff going on. They called it "small anomalies." There were two nurses in the delivery room the night I was born. One was very nice and sweet. The other one, Mom said, did not seem at all nice or sweet. She had very big arms and (here comes the funny part), she kept farting. Like, she'd bring Mom some ice chips, and then fart. She'd check Mom's blood pressure, and fart. Mom says it was unbelievable because the nurse never even said excuse me! Meanwhile, Mom's regular doctor wasn't on duty that night, so Mom got stuck with this cranky kid doctor she and Dad nicknamed Doogie after some old TV show or something (they didn't actually call him that to his face). But Mom says that even though everyone in the room was kind of grumpy, Dad kept making her laugh all night long.

When I came out of Mom's stomach, she said the whole room got very quiet. Mom didn't even get a chance to look at me because the nice nurse immediately rushed me out of the room. Dad was in such a hurry to follow her that he dropped the video camera, which broke into a million pieces. And then Mom got very upset and tried to get out of bed to see where they were going, but the farting nurse put her very big arms on Mom to keep her down in the bed. They were practically fighting, because Mom was hysterical and the farting nurse was yelling at her to stay calm, and then they both started screaming for the doctor. But guess what? He had fainted! Right on the floor! So when the farting nurse saw that he had fainted, she started pushing him with her foot to get him to wake up, yelling at him the whole time: "What kind of doctor are you? What kind of doctor are you? Get up! Get up!" And then all of a sudden she let out the biggest, loudest, smelliest fart in the history of farts. Mom thinks it was actually the fart that finally woke the doctor Anyway, when Mom tells this story, she acts out all the parts—including the farting noises—and it is so, so, so, so funny!

Mom says the farting nurse turned out to be a very nice woman. She stayed with Mom the whole time. Didn't leave her side even after Dad came back and the doctors told them how sick I was. Mom remembers exactly what the nurse whispered in her ear when the doctor told her I probably wouldn't live through the night: "Everyone born of God overcometh the world." And the next day, after I had lived through the night, it was that nurse who held Mom's hand when they brought her to meet me for the first time. Mom says by then they had told her all about me. She had been preparing herself for the seeing of me. But she says that when she looked down into my tiny mushed-up face for the first time, all she could see was how pretty my eyes were.

Mom is beautiful, by the way. And Dad is handsome. Via is pretty. In case you were wondering.

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How I Came to Life 私がいかにして生きたか 나는 어떻게 살아 왔어?

I like when Mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much. 나는 엄마가이 이야기를 말할 때 그것이 나를 그렇게 웃게 만들기 때문에 좋아한다. It's not funny in the way a joke is funny, but when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up. 冗談がおかしいのはおかしくありませんが、ママがそれを言うと、Viaと私はただひたすら始めます。 농담이 웃기지 않는 방식으로 재미 있지는 않지만 엄마가 알게되면 비아와 나는 단지 깨기 시작합니다. So when I was in my mom's stomach, no one had any idea I would come out looking the way I look. だからお母さんのお腹のなかで、自分の見ている姿を思いつく人は誰もいませんでした。 그래서 내가 엄마의 위장에있을 때, 아무도 내가 내가 보는 방식을 보러 올 것이라고 생각하지 못했습니다. Поэтому, когда я был в животе моей мамы, никто не имел ни малейшего представления, что я выйду посмотреть, как я выгляжу. Mom had had Via four years before, and that had been such a "walk in the park" (Mom's expression) that there was no reason to run any special tests. 母は4年前にもヴィアを出産しており、そのときは「公園を散歩するようなもの」(母の表現)だったので、特別な検査をする理由はなかった。 About two months before I was born, the doctors realized there was something wrong with my face, but they didn't think it was going to be bad. 私が生まれる2カ月ほど前、医師は私の顔に異常があることに気づいたが、悪い状態だとは思わなかった。 За два месяца до моего рождения врачи поняли, что с моим лицом что-то не так, но они не думали, что это будет плохо. They told Mom and Dad I had a cleft palate and some other stuff going on. 彼らはママとパパに、口蓋裂と他の何かが起こっていると言った。 Они сказали маме и папе, что у меня заячья пасть и что-то еще происходит. They called it "small anomalies." 彼らはそれを "小さな異常 "と呼んだ。 Они назвали это "маленькими аномалиями". There were two nurses in the delivery room the night I was born. 私が生まれた夜、分娩室には2人の看護師がいた。 В ту ночь, когда я родился, в комнате родов было две медсестры. One was very nice and sweet. 一人はとても親切で優しかった。 The other one, Mom said, did not seem at all nice or sweet. もう一人は、全然優しそうじゃなかった。 Другая, сказала мама, совсем не выглядела милой или милой. She had very big arms and (here comes the funny part), she kept farting. 彼女はとても大きな腕を持っていて、(ここからが面白いのだが)おならをし続けていた。 Like, she'd bring Mom some ice chips, and then fart. 同様に、彼女はお母さんにアイスチップをいくつか持ってきて、それからおならをしました。 Мол, она принесет маме кусочки льда, а потом пукнет. She'd check Mom's blood pressure, and fart. 母さんの血圧を測って、おならをするんだ。 Она проверит мамино давление и пукнет. Mom says it was unbelievable because the nurse never even said excuse me! ママは、看護師が私にすみませんと言ったことさえないので信じられないほどだったと言います! Мама говорит, что это невероятно, потому что медсестра даже не сказала, извините! Meanwhile, Mom's regular doctor wasn't on duty that night, so Mom got stuck with this cranky kid doctor she and Dad nicknamed Doogie after some old TV show or something (they didn't actually call him that to his face). その間、ママの通常の医者はその夜は勤務していなかったので、ママは彼女と父親が古いテレビ番組や何かの後でドゥーギーとニックネームをつけたこの不気味な子供の医者に行き詰まりました(彼らは実際に彼を彼の顔に呼びませんでした)。 Enquanto isso, o médico regular da mamãe não estava de serviço naquela noite, então mamãe ficou presa a um médico infantil mal-humorado que ela e papai apelidaram de Doogie por causa de algum programa de TV antigo ou algo assim (eles não o chamaram assim na cara). But Mom says that even though everyone in the room was kind of grumpy, Dad kept making her laugh all night long. でもママは、その場にいたみんなが不機嫌だったにもかかわらず、パパは一晩中ママを笑わせ続けたって言うんだ。 Mas mamãe diz que, embora todos na sala estivessem meio mal-humorados, papai continuou a fazê-la rir a noite toda. Но мама говорит, что, хотя все в комнате были раздражительными, папа продолжал смеяться всю ночь напролет.

When I came out of Mom's stomach, she said the whole room got very quiet. 私がお母さんのお腹から出てきたとき、部屋全体がとても静かになったと彼女は言った。 Mom didn't even get a chance to look at me because the nice nurse immediately rushed me out of the room. 親切な看護師がすぐに私を部屋から追い出したからだ。 Dad was in such a hurry to follow her that he dropped the video camera, which broke into a million pieces. お父さんは彼女を追いかけようと急いでいたので、彼はビデオカメラを落としました。 And then Mom got very upset and tried to get out of bed to see where they were going, but the farting nurse put her very big arms on Mom to keep her down in the bed. するとママはとても動揺して、ベッドから出て彼らがどこへ行こうとしているのか見ようとしたが、おならの看護婦がとても大きな腕でママをベッドに押さえつけた。 They were practically fighting, because Mom was hysterical and the farting nurse was yelling at her to stay calm, and then they both started screaming for the doctor. Eles estavam praticamente brigando, porque mamãe estava histérica e a enfermeira peidava gritando para ela ficar calma, e então os dois começaram a gritar pelo médico. But guess what? Mas adivinhe? He had fainted! Right on the floor! 床に座ってね! So when the farting nurse saw that he had fainted, she started pushing him with her foot to get him to wake up, yelling at him the whole time: "What kind of doctor are you? だから、屁をこいた看護婦は、彼が気を失ったのを見ると、足で彼を押して目を覚まさせようとし始めた:「お前はどこの医者だ? What kind of doctor are you? Get up! Get up!" And then all of a sudden she let out the biggest, loudest, smelliest fart in the history of farts. そして突然、彼女はおならの歴史の中で最も大きく、最も大きく、最も臭いおならを出しました。 Mom thinks it was actually the fart that finally woke the doctor Anyway, when Mom tells this story, she acts out all the parts—including the farting noises—and it is so, so, so, so funny!

Mom says the farting nurse turned out to be a very nice woman. She stayed with Mom the whole time. Didn't leave her side even after Dad came back and the doctors told them how sick I was. Mom remembers exactly what the nurse whispered in her ear when the doctor told her I probably wouldn't live through the night: "Everyone born of God overcometh the world." 母さんは、私が夜通し生きられないかもしれないと医者に言われたとき、看護婦さんが耳元で囁いた言葉を正確に覚えている。"神から生まれた者は皆、世に打ち勝つ"。 Mamãe se lembra exatamente do que a enfermeira sussurrou em seu ouvido quando o médico disse que eu provavelmente não sobreviveria à noite: "Todo aquele que nasceu de Deus vence o mundo." And the next day, after I had lived through the night, it was that nurse who held Mom's hand when they brought her to meet me for the first time. Mom says by then they had told her all about me. 母によると、そのときまでに私のことをすべて話したという。 She had been preparing herself for the seeing of me. But she says that when she looked down into my tiny mushed-up face for the first time, all she could see was how pretty my eyes were.

Mom is beautiful, by the way. And Dad is handsome. Via is pretty. In case you were wondering.