最后一根稻草
<p>这是一个美国的单亲家庭。家里只有一位母亲和四个孩子。母亲玛莉非常关心自己的四个儿女，因为这是她唯一的希望。大儿子杰克已经14岁了，正在上初中，二妹安妮12岁，在读小学。也许是家庭的缘故，杰克和安妮非常厌恶对方，甚至产生了某种意义上的嫉妒。为了一个布娃娃，他们会争到撕破为止。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Annie">Annie</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Annie">Annie</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>再过一个星期就是圣诞节了。为了让一家人快快乐乐的迎接圣子耶酥的降临，母亲想了一个好办法。这天晚上，妈妈召来了四个孩子说：“圣子就要降临了，你们希望他降到我们家吗？”孩子们异口同声地说：“想。”“如果想，从现在开始，我们就开始做一个摇床，你们必须每天都给家里的其他人做好事，这样你们就会得到一根稻草，铺在摇床里，等到圣诞来临，摇床里的稻草如果够柔软的话，圣子耶酥一定会降临的。”</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Son">Son</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span>?" <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unison">unison</span>, "<span word="yes">yes</span>." "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span>."</p>
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