苏珊的“魔毯”
<p>女儿生日那天，她最好的朋友苏珊送给她一块地毯的零头布料。女儿失望地说：“难道这就是我的好朋友吗？送给我一小块毫无用处的地毯！”然而，在拜访过苏珊家之后，这块地毯像被施了魔法一般，变成了女儿最宝贵的生日礼物。</p><p><span word="Wrinkles">Wrinkles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="rippled">rippled</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Holly">Holly</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="unwrapped">unwrapped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="Susan">Susan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>...<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span>." <span word="Susan">Susan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stammered">stammered</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="remnant">remnant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span>, <span word="Holly">Holly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span> "<span word="thanks">thanks</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="audible">audible</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Holly">Holly</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="valiantly">valiantly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Holly">Holly</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="night">night</span>. "<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="huh">huh</span>, <span word="Mom">Mom</span>?" <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breezy">breezy</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="miserably">miserably</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="bewildered">bewildered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enlightenment">enlightenment</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="honey">honey</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p>
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