有個女孩Camilla 他喜歡一種叫lima(利馬)的豆子，但她所有她的朋友都不喜歡吃利馬豆，為了迎合朋友，她從來沒吃過。　　當她開學的第一天正要換衣服到學校, Camilla 看到鏡子裡的自己從頭到腳趾佈滿了彩色的條紋，讓她看起來像彩虹。　　當Camilla到了學校，大家毫不留情地嘲笑她。 　　Camilla盡量讓自己看起來正常，但每當有人惡作劇地唸了一種顏色或形狀， 她就會馬上改變，如同霓虹燈一般，讓Camilla覺得很受傷。　　她的父母尋遍了名醫，但沒有一個人能夠治癒這個怪病，而且情況越來越糟。　　有一天，來了一個老婆婆，她拿了幾顆利馬豆給Camilla吃…說也奇怪，Camilla 身上的條紋不見了。　　從此以後，Camilla再也毫無顧忌地吃她想吃的利馬豆，條紋也從此消聲匿跡…　　原來，學會做自己最重要!
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