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It tells the tale of a green bell pepper who envies Tomato, a popular and cheerful character, due to his own perceived shortcomings. The green bell pepper feels disrespected and uncommon compared to Tomato's vibrant appeal and positive demeanor. Overwhelmed by these feelings of inadequacy and a strong desire to emulate Tomato, the green bell pepper begins to cry in solitude. Witnessing his distress, Onion approaches and inquires about his sorrow. The green bell pepper confides that he wishes to be like Tomato. Onion offers words of encouragement, reminding the green bell pepper that his uniqueness is valuable. Onion highlights that while they may differ in color, shape, and personality from Tomato, Onion personally appreciates the green bell pepper's smile. This conversation offers a slight solace, though uncertainty lingers in the green bell pepper's heart. Motivated by this interaction, he begins practicing smiling as a means to transform himself and cultivate self-confidence. The narrative concludes with the green bell pepper's endeavor to build self-assurance. The story is attributed to Yuki, Yoshie, and Yoshimi from Soka University of America, with copyright held by Yoshimi Inagaki in 2017. It is distributed under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0), allowing for commercial use, adaptation, and distribution under similar terms, provided attribution and the same license are maintained. The story's underlying message promotes embracing individuality and finding self-worth despite comparisons to others.","I Want to be Tomato  \nEnglish  \nI Want to be Tomato  \nEnglish  \nYuki, Yoshie, Yoshimi Soka University of America  \nCopyright © 2017, Yoshimi Inagaki  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nYuki, Yoshie, Yoshimi  \nThere are many vegetables. Everyone loves Tomato because she is avivid color. Above all, she always smiles, and she is kind, intelligent, and positive.  \nHowever, one green bell pepper is hiding in the corner . He thinks \"Unlike Tomato, I'm not respected by everyone. Nobody likes me . He envies Tomato because he has no confidence in himself.  \nThe green bell pepper started crying. And then, Onion notices him, \"Why are you crying? What happened?\"  \nHe whispers \"I want to be like Tomato. . . \"  \nOnion encourages him,  \n\"Why do you think so? You are you. You're not the same color, shape and personality as Tomato. I love your smile . \"  \nHe was glad a little bit but he is not sure how he feels.  \nAfter that, he practices smiling to change himself. 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