On the first day of the summer holiday, David and Roy were talking in front of his yard, waiting for their friends. “Do you all agree, then?” asked David. “We will go for a long cycle ride during the holidays. I expect the other three will agree. We can ask them when they come.”
“But what about Sammy?” said Roy. “He hasn’t got a bicycle. His father can’t afford to buy him one.”
“Oh, we hadn’t thought of that,” said David thoughtfully. “I wonder if we can borrow one for him.” At that moment Robert, Henry and Sammy arrived.
“You three are late,” said Roy. “What happened to you?”
“We had to come round the long way,” said Robert “The old bridge over the stream has fallen apart.”
“And that means we had to walk an extra quarter of a mile and use the other bridge,” added Henry. “The stream must be nearly five feet deep after all this rain.”
“Don’t worry,” said David. “The Village Council(委员会) will soon build another one.”
“Oh no,” replied Henry quickly. “My father has already asked about that. There isn’t enough money this year.” The boys were silent for a moment.
“I wonder who built that old bridge,” Robert said. “It was only a few tree trunks(树干) held together with some nails.” Then an ideas truck him. “Do you think we could rebuild it?”
“How wide is the gap?” asked David.
“About ten yards, I think,” replied Robert.
“You know…” David paused. “I think we could do it，if we planned it properly and could borrow the tools.”
“And if we could get the timber(原木),” added Roy. “And if I could persuade my father to help. He is a carpenter(木匠), after all.”
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The boys started to consider the idea seriously.
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The next Wednesday, everything was ready and many villagers also came to help.
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Ida Nelson and her sister were enjoying themselves watching TV in the soft comfortable bed when she heard the rumble（隆隆声）of a small airplane circling the nearby airport.
It was 11: 30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig whose population was only 70. “Any time a plane flies over the village that late, something must be wrong. ” Nelson thought to herself.
Nelson and her sister leaped out of the bed, ran to the window, and saw the problem: The airport’s runway lights were out and the darkness made it difficult for the airplane to land safely at the airport.
Nelson threw on some clothes, jumped into her ATV（全地形车）, and floored it to the airport, where she found a local pilot trying to turn on the runway lights manually（手工地）.
Normally, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the runway lights will just light up. This time, however, it didn’t work. In the meantime, she and the local pilot learned of the circling plane’s urgent mission: It was a medical helicopter and it was intended to transport a local girl who was seriously ill to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.
“How to settle the urgent problem? ” Nelson thought hard. Then Nelson had a plan. Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she shone her headlights on the tarmac（柏油碎石路面）for the plane to follow. A great idea, but it wasn’t enough. Far more light was needed. Luckily, just at that moment, a neighbor got to the airport too. Having figured out the pressing situation, the neighbor acted at once: He called nearly every home in the village—32 of them.
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Within 20 minutes, 20 vehicles arrived at the airport.
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The medical helicopter made its final approach and, guided by the headlights, landed safely.
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Once upon a time, there was a village where lived a wealthy man named Rama. He was always ready to help the poor and needy. His act of kindness made him so popular that villagers thought of him as the head of the village. And he was overjoyed at villagers’ love for him.
Rama was a well-known businessman who dealt in the export of agricultural products. One year, there was no rain so the whole village was under drought conditions. There was a lack of food and water everywhere. Villagers were dying of hunger. Therefore, they reached out to Rama for help.
Rama, in spite of having a huge loss in business, chose to help the villagers out generously. He started giving out food for free. Every day he would give a part of his wealth and grains to the needy. Soon, Rama ran out of money and food as he gave all his wealth to the needy villagers. Rama tried hard to manage his business, but he failed. Finally, he was left with nothing.
Rama had to live in a rented house. He looked for a job but no one was ready to offer him one because they were in fear of losing their wealth because of his kind nature. After a few days, he left with no money, so he had to leave his rented house. Rama was now homeless. He and his wife decided to leave the village.
Rama and his wife set off for another village. After walking for a while, both were tired so they decided to take a rest under a tree, and after that, they would move further. They ate whatever they had with them and slept under the tree. They were so tired that they slept the whole day and when they woke up it was dark. They started seeking shelter. Soon they saw a luxury mansion（公馆）and went there for help.
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They knocked and a man opened the door.
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When he heard his words of gratitude, Rama’s eyes were filled with tears.
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I tried not to be biased(有偏见的),but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie because I had never had a mentally challenged employee. He was short, a little fat with the smooth facial features and thick-tongued speech of Down’s Syndrome(唐氏综合征).
I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his fat little finger, and within a month my regular truck customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot(吉祥物). He was eager to laugh and to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished.
Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled after repeated surgeries for cancer. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.
One morning last August, Stevie missed work for the first time in three years. He was at a clinic getting a heart surgery. People with Down’s Syndrome often have heart problems at an early age so this wasn’t unexpected.
Later that morning, Frannie, the head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news that Stevie had come through the surgery in good shape and would be back at work in a few months. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Frannie, what was that all about?”
Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers about Stevie’s surgery and the trouble his mother had handling all the bills. Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully.
After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins(餐巾纸)in her hand.
“What’s up?”I asked.
“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting, and I found this was folded and put under a coffee cup.”
She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed “Something For Stevie.”
That was three months ago. Then came Thanksgiving, the first day Stevie was supposed to be back, and I had arranged to have his mother bring him to work. Leading them toward a large corner booth(包间),I could feel and hear the rest of the staff following behind.
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We stopped in front of the big table covered with coffee cups, all sitting on dozens of folded paper napkins.
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I turned to Stevie and his mother, saying ”Happy Thanksgiving!“
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Not Without My Mama
Thirty-eight. That was how many stray cats (流浪猫) I had been feeding on the street where I lived. I loved them all, but I did have a favorite. A gigantic yellow cat with blue eyes had seized my heart.
I named him Butterball. Often, Butterball would try to jump in my car when I arrived home or come inside my house. I wished that I could bring him inside, but it was not allowed where I lived.
Week after week, I fed the large group of cats. Mostly, none of them wanted to be touched. They would eat in a hurry and leave, but not Butterball. He would stick around for head scratches (抓挠), purring (发出呼噜声) loudly. I noticed that he was always in the company of a small Calico cat.
Though not as friendly, she was touchable.
One day, my dream came true—I bought my own house. The cats, especially Butterball, watched anxiously as I started moving my things to my new home. I began to be away longer as I set up the new place, but I never forgot to go back and feed them every night. Butterball would jump in my car and try to get in extra hugs.
Sometimes, I found him amongst the boxes in the back when I came out with another load. As I packed up the very last load and set out the cats’ nightly dinner, I paused before leaving.
The nights were starting to get cold, and soon winter would be upon us. Upstate New York winters can be bitter. Butterball seemed to know I was leaving for good. I peered into his blue eyes and told him, “I will come back for you.” He turned away as if he didn’t believe me.
The next day, I returned with a group of friends. We set out a bunch of humane traps and caught the strays one by one. We transported them to a no-kill shelter. All, except Butterball.
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I intended to take Butterball to my new home.
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Dressed in a worn pink dress，barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak and she never said a word. Many people passed but no one would stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the park in curiosity to see if the little girl would still be there. Yes，she was there，right in the very spot as she was yesterday, and still with the sad look in her eyes. Today 1 was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl. For as we all know, a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.
As I got closer, the little girl lowered her eyes slightly to avoid my intent stare. As 1 approached her, I could see the terrible shape of her back clearly Her back was humped(驼背的).
I smiled to let her know it was OK. 1 was there to help, to talk. I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “hello”. The little girl acted shocked，and stammered a “hi” after a long stare into my eyes. I smiled and she shyly smiled back.
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I asked the girl why she was so sad.
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“Mary, I hate to call Rob in the mornings. He’s growing so fast and he needs his sleep. If you could see how sound he sleeps when I go to wake him up! I wish I could manage alone. ”
“Well, you can’t, Adam.” His mother’s voice was quick and light. “Besides, he isn’t a child any more. It’s time he took his turn. ”
“Yes, ” his father said slowly, “But I sure do hate to wake him. ”
A few days before Christmas that year when he was fifteen, Rob heard these words and something in him spoke: his father loved him! He had never thought of that before, for neither his father nor his mother talked about loving their children -- they had no time for such things. There was always so much to do on the farm.
They were poor, and most of the excitement for Christmas was in the turkey and the pies his mother made. His sisters sewed presents and his mother and father always bought him something he needed, not only a warm jacket, maybe, but something more, such as a book. And he saved and bought them each something, too.
He had gone to the ten-cent store and bought a tie as usual. It had seemed nice enough until he lay thinking the night before Christmas. He wished that he had a better present for his father.
A thought struck him like a silver lightning. Why should he not give his father a special gift in the barn(牛棚)? He could get up early, earlier than four o’clock and he could move quietly and slowly into the barn and get all the milking done. He’d do it alone, milk and clean up, and then when his father went in to start the milking, he’d see it all done. He laughed to himself as he gazed at the stars, it was what he would do, and he mustn’t sleep too sound.
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At a quarter to three, he got up and put on his clothes.
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Back in his room, he had only a minute to pull off his clothes in the darkness and jumped into bed, for he heard his father up.
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