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Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday.
Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town. They had no electricity or running
water and
1 what I considered the "good things" in life. They
2 made no plans for Christmas. When
Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best "I-mean-it" voice to
3 all the decorations (装饰物) from our
tree. She packed those up
4 all the trimmings (材料) for a
5 turkey dinner.
Christmas morning
6 perfectly with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.
7 I
sulked (生气) silently in the backseat of the car as we made our
8 to grandma's. This was going to be the
9 Christmas ever! Grandma was
10 to see us as we walked up to her door. "What on earth are you doing
here?" she stammered." We weren't expecting
11 . It's Christmas, and I don't even have a turkey to cook for
you.""I knew
12 ." Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table."That's
13 we brought all with
us.""We
14 have a tree," Mom insisted."
15 , what will we do with all these decorations?" Uncle Henry
quickly caught Mom's spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.
Soon the house
16 fresh and piney as we decorated the tree, and the day
17 a festive air. The turkey
dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!
Dessert (甜点) was forgotten
18 Mom came out with the final surprise-a flaming pudding!"Merry
Christmas, mother," Mom said. "Dear me!" Grandma gasped. "I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left
England before I was married." Tears of
19 filled her eyes. I could not keep the tears
20 my eyes, either.
I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever-she had taught me what a beautiful
thing it is to give.
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