On Monday, Mina found a small green eraser under her desk. It looked like a leaf and smelled of mint. She put it in her pencil case.
星期一，米娜在课桌下发现了一块小小的绿色橡皮。它看起来像一片叶子，闻起来有薄荷味。她把它放进了铅笔盒。
In math class, she wrote a mean note about Leo's messy writing. The words faded away. A kind sentence appeared instead: 'Everyone is still learning.' Mina stared at the paper.
数学课上，她写了一张关于利奥字迹潦草的刻薄纸条。那些字渐渐消失了。取而代之的是一句友善的话：“每个人都还在学习。”米娜盯着那张纸。
She looked up. Leo was watching her from the window seat. He smiled and pointed at the eraser, then hid his face behind his book. Mina felt a warm, curious feeling.
她抬起头。利奥正从窗边的座位看着她。他笑了笑，指了指橡皮，然后把自己的脸藏到书后面。米娜感到一种温暖又好奇的感觉。
After school, Mina tested the eraser on her spelling list. She wrote 'freind' and rubbed it. Nothing happened. A thin line appeared: 'Only unkind words.'
放学后，米娜在拼写表上试了试那块橡皮。她写下“freind”，然后擦了擦。什么也没发生。出现了一行细字：“只擦掉不友善的话。”
Next day, she found Leo in the library. He had found the eraser last term. It could not fix spelling or sums. It only softened words that could hurt someone.
第二天，她在图书馆找到了利奥。那块橡皮是他上学期发现的。它不能改正拼写或算术。它只会让可能伤害别人的话变得温和。
Mina thought of a mean note she had wanted to write to her sister. Instead, she wrote, 'I was angry, but I still like you.' The eraser glowed like a tiny firefly.
米娜想起自己曾想写给妹妹的一张刻薄纸条。这一次，她写道：“我很生气，但我仍然喜欢你。”那块橡皮像一只小小的萤火虫一样发出了光。
On Friday, a new girl named Ava sat alone. Someone had written 'stranger' on her desk. Mina and Leo exchanged a look. They knew what to do.
星期五，一个叫艾娃的新女孩独自坐着。有人在她的课桌上写了“陌生人”。米娜和利奥交换了一个眼神。他们知道该怎么做。
After the bell, they rubbed the word away. In its place they wrote, 'Welcome, Ava.' The eraser grew smaller with each stroke. When they finished, it was as thin as a stamp.
铃声响过后，他们擦掉了那个词。在原来的位置，他们写下：“欢迎你，艾娃。”每擦一下，橡皮就变小一点。等他们完成时，它已经薄得像一张邮票。
Ava saw the words and smiled. Mina put the tiny eraser in a matchbox and gave it to her. 'For kind words only,' she said. Then all three walked home together.
艾娃看到那些字，笑了。米娜把那块小小的橡皮放进一个火柴盒，送给了她。“只用来传好话哦。”她说。然后，三个人一起走回了家。