【每日英语故事9月26日】——爱的价值（上）
[i=s] 本帖最后由 jane019 于 2012-9-26 12:15 编辑 [/i][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. [font=Times New Roman]“[/font][font=Verdana]Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them？[/font][font=Times New Roman] [/font][font=Verdana]Please, mommy, please![/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl[font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]s upturned face. [/font][font=Times New Roman]“[/font][font=Verdana]A dollar ninety-five. That[/font][font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]s almost $2.00. If you really want them, I[/font][font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]ll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday[/font][font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]s only a week away and you might get another [/font][/size][url=http://dict.cn/crisp][size=10.5pt][b]crisp[/b][/size][/url][size=10.5pt] dollar bill from Grandma.[font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the [/size][url=http://dict.cn/necklace][size=10.5pt][b]necklace[/b][/size][/url][size=10.5pt].[/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere[font=Times New Roman]—[/font][font=Verdana]Kindergarten, Sunday school, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a [/font][/size][url=http://dict.cn/%20bubble][size=10.5pt][b]bubble[/b][/size][/url][size=10.5pt] bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.[/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, [font=Times New Roman]“[/font][font=Verdana]Do you love me[/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]“[font=Verdana]Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.[/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]“[font=Verdana]Then give me your pearls.[/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]“[font=Verdana]Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess[/font][font=Times New Roman]—[/font][font=Verdana]the white horse from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy[/font][font=Times New Roman]， [/font][font=Verdana]The one you gave me. She[/font][font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]s my favorite.[/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]“[font=Verdana]That[/font][font=Times New Roman]’[/font][font=Verdana]s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.[/font][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][font=Verdana]And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.[/font][/size][size=10.5pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][size=10.5pt]**** Hidden Message *****[/size][/p]
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