Trying Something New勇敢去尝试

学会演奏某种乐器，是件很酷的事，可要演奏好也得吃点儿“苦”。Tex和Indi开始学钢琴了，但一节课下来Tex就想放弃，是Montoya老师鼓励了他。最后，Tex的坚持有了结果，在演奏会上，他的演出成功极了。

Today was Tex and Indi’s first piano lesson

with Mr. Montoya. As they were leaving， Indi said， “That was fun.”

“You were good at learning that song，” said Tex. “But I couldn’t play it at all.”

“I thought you did a great job，” said Indi.

“Thanks，” said Tex. “But the piano is too hard for me. I’m going to quit.”

“Do me a favor， buddy，” said Mr. Montoya. “Stick with it for three more lessons. Then see what you think. Is it a deal？”

“I guess so，” said Tex.

Tex stuck with the lessons for a whole month.

After the twins’ fourth lesson， Mr. Montoya said， “Well， what do you think， Tex？ Do you still want to quit？”

“No way！” said Tex.“The more I play， the better I get. And the better I get， the more fun it is.”

A few months later， Tex and Indi had their first piano recital. They each played two pieces. At the end of the concert， Mom and Dad clapped and clapped.

“Hey， Tex，” whispered Indi， “I’m glad you didn’t give up.”

“Me too.” Tex whispered back.

持之以恒是做好一件事的根本，但无论对孩子还是大人来说都不容易。怎样引导孩子学会坚持，故事里的蒙托亚老师给出了很好的示例。