SinceMarthaPayne'sfightagainstacouncilbanonherpublishingphotographsofherschooldinnersbecameanInterneteventshehasbeentiredwithpromisesofbookTVandmoviedeals.Butithasemergedthenine-year-oldacceptedonlyoneofferafterhersuccessfulbat-tleagainstcensorship(审查)becameaninternationalbigeventonFriday.
TheselflessScottishschoolgirlhasnowagreedtoteamupwithNickNaimthecelebritychef(名厨),tohelplocalcouncilprovidemorenutritiousmealsforherandherclassmates.ThemoveemergedasRoddyMcCuishthelocalauthority'sleaderadmittedthecouncilhadbeenwrongandofferedtoapologisetoMarthawhentheymeetlaterthisweek.Martha'scasehasbecometheworld'sthirdmosttalkedaboutsubjectonthesocialnetworkingsiteTwitter.
DavidPayneherfatheryesterdaysaidhisdaughterremainscalmaftertheglobalattentionwhichdrewmorethanfivemillionpeopletoherblogNeverSecondswhereshepostsphotographsofherschooldinnersandratesthemoutoften.“Sincethisstartedwe’vehadofferstoappearontelevisionshowsfromallaroundtheworld—daytimeTVfromJapanandfromAustralia.We’vehadHollywoodagentstalkingaboutabookandTVandmaybeafilm”thefathersaid.
“Butwe’veturnedthemalldown.MarthawillbebackinschoolonMondayandnodoubtwritingherblog.MHoweversheandherfellowpupilsatLochgilpheadPrimarySchoolhaveagreedtohelpthecouncilcreateanewmenu.Marthahasnowraisedmorethan
£75000fordevelopmentcharityMary'sMealsafter5500peoplecontributed.
Herblogattractedthewideattentionlastmonthwhenshepostedapictureofamealconsistingofapizzaandlonepotatocroquette(炸丸子),sayingshewouldstruggletoconcentrateinlessonsbecauseofsolittlefood.SoonthousandsofpeoplefromaroundtheworldwerevisitingthewebsitetoseewhatMarthahadeatenthatdayleavingcommentsandsendinginphotographsoftheirownlunches.ButthecouncilbannedherfromtakingpictureslastweekcitingcoverageinaScottishnewspapercallingfortheschool'sdinnerladiestobefired.
41.MarthaPaynebecameworldfamousfor.
A.publishingherownbook
B.herpromisestoplayonTV
C.herpromisestoplayonmovie