两个傻瓜傻傻地放弃了自己最珍贵的东西——全都是为了爱。
Della sat at her kitchen table.
She was counting something.
"One penny, two pennies, three pennies...," she counted.She was saving pennies.
Now, she had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.She worked hard to save that money.
Every time she went to the grocery, she said, "Oh, it's too expensive!
Please give me a discount."
She did this for many, many months.
《麦琪的礼物》讲述了这样一个故事:贫穷但彼此相爱的年轻夫妇在圣诞节各自买了一件礼物——妻子卖掉自己引以为傲的长发,为丈夫买了一条白金表链;而丈夫则卖掉了祖传的珍贵怀表,为妻子买下了她渴望已久的发梳。他们付出自己宝贵的东西,却送出了无用的礼物,但彼此都收到了对方的爱和关怀。
《枞树》这篇童话讲的是长在森林里的小枞树不知珍惜身边灿烂的阳光和新鲜的空气,却渴望着森林外面的繁华热闹。他终于如愿以偿地成为一棵圣诞树,被打扮得漂漂亮亮,度过了一个充满歌声和欢笑的快乐夜晚,从此便被人们遗忘在黑暗的阁楼里,过着孤独的生活。当他再一次来到阳光下时,却发现自己已经再也无法伸展枝叶,享受美好的阳光和空气了。
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