哥哥的心愿
<p>"<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="Mister">Mister</span>?" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astounded">astounded</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>? <span word="Boy">Boy</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> . . ." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hesitated">hesitated</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lad">lad</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="jarred">jarred</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>, "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p><span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="impulsively">impulsively</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="d">d</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="aglow">aglow</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Mister">Mister</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span>?"</p><p><span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lad">lad</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="again">again</span>. "<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="are">are</span>?" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="crippled">crippled</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="Buddy">Buddy</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> . . . <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span>."</p>
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