The Littlest Fireman(小小消防员)
<p><span word="The">The</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="determination">determination</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> "<span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>?""<span word="Mommy">Mommy</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>."<span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Let">Let</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>"<span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Fireman">Fireman</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> "<span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span><span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>?""<span word="Mommy">Mommy</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>."<span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Let">Let</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>"<span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Fireman">Fireman</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="Fireman">Fireman</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="o">o</span>\'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="we">we</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="yards">yards</span>! "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="we">we</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="one">one</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emblem">emblem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="slicker">slicker</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="boots">boots</span>. <span word="They">They</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>."<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Fireman">Fireman</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escorted">escorted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.<span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="station">station</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paramedic">paramedic</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="taped">taped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="program">program</span>.<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lavished">lavished</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospice">hospice</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> "&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p>
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