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Abeautifulbrooch讀后續(xù)寫原題:In1945,a12-year-oldboysawabeautifulbrooch(胸針)inashopwindowthatsethisheartracing.Buttheprice-fivedollars-wastoohighforReubenEarle.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek'sfoodforhisfamily.Reubencouldn'taskhisfatherforthemoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwenttohismother,Dora.Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether.Thehouseworkwasnever-ending,andshestruggledtosupporttheirfivechildrenbutshewashappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereallshecaredabout.Nevertheless,heopenedtheshop'sweathered(風(fēng)化的)doorandwentinside,Standingproudandstraightinhisflour-sack(面粉袋改做的)shirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,"ButIdon'thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditforsometime?"I'lltry,"theshopkeepersmiled."Peoplearoundheredon'tusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytospendonthings.Itshouldkeepforawhile."Reubenrespectfullytouchedhisworncapandwalkedout.Hewouldraisethemoneyandnottellanybody,forhethoughtMumwouldgetsurprisedwhenshesawthatbrooch.Onhearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubensuddenlyhadanideathathecouldraisemoneybysellingtheusednailbags(裝釘子的麻袋).PeoplebuilttheirownbuildingsinBayRoberts,usingnailsboughtinbagsfromalocalfactory.Sometimestheusednailbagswerethrownawayattheconstructionsite,andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsapiece.Thatdayhesoldtwonailbagsandhidthemoneyinarustysodatin.Para1Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.Para2Finallythetimecame!Possibleversion1:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.
Coldandhungry,Reubenwanderedthestreets,searchingforthenailbagscarefully.Tosavemoremoney,heevendecidedtodeliverpapersintheearlymorning.Exhaustedandtiredashefelt,hestillstucktotheplan.Itwasthebroochintheshopwindowthatremindedhimthatwhathedidwasworthwhile.Afteralongtimeofhardwork,hemadeiteventually.Finallythetimecame!
Hetookoutthesodatin,pouredthecoinsoutandbegantocount.Fivedollars!Hishardworkpaidoff!Holdingthesodatinfirmly,Reubenrushedfortheshoptobuythebrooch.Themomenthegotthebeautifulbrooch,heburstthroughthefrontdoorandplaceditinDora'shand.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchagift.Speechlessandhappy,sheheldhersontightlyintoherarms,withtearswellingupinhereyes.
Possibleversion2:Everydayafterschool,
Reuben
startedhisplan.Hesearchedfortheconstructionsitesonebyoneandtriedverycarefullytofindthethrown
usednailbags.Hecollectedthebagsandkeptthemwellinhislittlewornbag.Everyday,onlywhenitwastotallydarkwouldhechangethebagsintomoneyandgobackhomehidingthe
money.Hismotherfoundhewasmuchlatertogethomeandaskedhimwhy.Heexplainedtoherthathewasvolunteeringtohelpanoldteacheratschool.Itwasafternearlyonemonthandahalfthathegotenoughmoney--fivedollars
inthe
sodatin.
Finallythetimecame!Hewasstandingintheshopagain,stillinhisflour-sackshirtandwashed-outtrousers.Stillstandingproudandstraight,heshowedtheshopkeeperallthemoneyandaskedhertowrapthe
brooch
carefully.Withthepresentinhand,hehurriedhome.Onseeinghismother,hesmiledwidely.
“Dearlady,youarethemostbeautifulwomanintheworld.Couldyouoffermeachancetoshowmylovetoyou?”
Thenhehandedoutthepresenttohis
surprised
mother.Aftershereceivedit,herespectfullytouchedhisworncapandlookedathismothersmiling.Possibleversion3.Paragraph1:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.AfterleavinghisschoolbagathomeandtellinghisMumhewentouttoplay,Reubenwouldrushtoanearconstructionsitetoseekfornailbags.Yet,intwoweeks,hehadonlycollected35bagswhichwasfarfromhisgoal.Althoughheranpastthewindoweverydaytomakesurethebroochwasstillthere,hefeareditwouldbegonethenextday.Tospeeduphismission,hepleadedwiththefactoryworkerwhohadalreadybecomeacquaintedwiththeboytotellhimwherehecouldcollectmorebags.Withtheinformationandhisunyieldingeffort,itonlytookanothertwoweekstogatherandsellanadditional65bags.Paragraph2:Finally,thetimecame!Puttingtherustytininhisschoolbag,Reubenrushedtotheshopwherethebroochstillshoneinthewindow.Throughtheweathereddoor,Reubenproudlypaidforthebroochincentsandquartersandflewhomewitharedvelvetboxsafelytuckedinhisbag.
Thesmellofdinnergreetedhimattheporch.
Intothekitchen,ReubengentlytappedhisMumontheshoulderandwhensheturned,presentedtheredboxtoher.“It’sforyou,Mum.Thankyouforeverything”,Reubensmiled.Wipingherhandsontheapronfirst,sheopenedtheboxandagiantsmilespreadacrossherface.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchabeautifulgiftnorwouldsheforgetthatpreciousday.Possibleversion4:Everydayafterschool,Reubenstartedhisplan.
Arrivingonthesite,hecarefullycombedeverycornerlookingforthebags.Thesettingsunstill
placed
thesiteonfire,andReubenfeltallhot,sweatyandeventired.Onthoughtofhismother'sunendinghousework,he
rubbedhissweatwiththebackofhisdirtyhand
andwentonsearchingforandsort
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