大红裙 Big Red
<p>善解人意的丈夫为辛苦持家的妻子打造了一个温馨浪漫的圣诞节，实现了她心底的一个小小梦想，他知道，感动永远比金钱珍贵。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Linda">Linda</span> <span word="Gabris">Gabris</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Red">Red</span>," <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trudging">trudging</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hardware">Hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Main">Main</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huntsville">Huntsville</span>, <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamper">hamper</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="tinned">tinned</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eaton">Eaton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gaily">gaily</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="hankering">hankering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="armloads">armloads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="firewood">firewood</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="buckets">buckets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swill">swill</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="skates">skates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Millar">Millar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pond">Pond</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="shovelling">shovelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dolls">dolls</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="nestled">nestled</span> <span word="snugly">snugly</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breathtakingly">breathtakingly</span> <span word="flounced">flounced</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Red">Red</span>.</p><p><span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="flare">flare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="shimmering">shimmering</span> <span word="satin">satin</span>, <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="twinkling">twinkling</span> <span word="sequin">sequin</span>-<span word="centred">centred</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="velvet">velvet</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="goodness">goodness</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trancelike">trancelike</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>. "<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>!" <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="twirled">twirled</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waltz">waltz</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slippery">slippery</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>. <span word="Beneath">Beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>, <span word="wooden">wooden</span>-<span word="buttoned">buttoned</span>, <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span>. <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p>
页:
[1]