Indonesia
Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi
The little girl in this story loved baseball, a ball throwing sport that was popular in US and was played by boys. She was a great batter and excel at catching ball. To her, baseball was everything. It’s all fine until her mom felt uncomfortable to have a baseball crazy little girl. She thought that girls were supposed to be feminism, rather than touching balls which was considerably masculine.
Mom forced her into ballet – ough, something that never have crossed her mind. But she couldn’t say no. She had to go with her mom’s idea of enrolling in a ballet class, practice so hard to balance her body on the tip of her fingers. It turned out, her best friend Mary Ann also joined baseball and ballet. In an audition before a performance, the blonde Mary Ann was unexpectedly selected as Dandilion Queen.
It made Mary Ann loved ballet even more, yet the best friend was sticking to Baseball. She was worried if her baseball team mates found out about her ballet class and kicked her out. So, the ballet became a secret agenda. On one side, she was jealous for Mary Ann who was selected for the leading role in their first performance.
On the big night, she was getting even more nervous to see her baseball team mates were among the crowds. What would they say if they see her dancing in a pink tutu skirt? Could she be able to give it the best and impress everyone? Hmm….something totally unexpected happened on the big stage, Superkids. Mary Ann slipped and her crown almost fell apart. Now, can you guess who saved the day by catching the precious crown? None other than the baseball girl with splendid ball catching skill
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