追夢少年 a by with a i (第3/8頁)
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orherfamilyontheoldSingertreadlemachine,cookingmealsandbakingbread,lantingandtendingavegetablegarden,milkingthegoatsandscrubbingsoiledclothesonawashboard。Butshewashay。Herfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereherhighestriority。
Everydayafterchoresandschool,Reubenscouredthetown,collectingthehessiannailbags。Onthedaythetwo-roomschoolclosedforthesummer,nostudentwasmoredelightedthanReuben。Nowhewouldhavemoretimeforhismission。
Allsummerlong,desitechoresathomeweedingandwateringthegarden,cuttingwoodandfetchingwater—Reubenkettohissecrettask。
Thenalltoosoonthegardenwasharvested,thevegetablescannedandstored,andtheschoolreoened。Soontheleavesfellandthewindsblewcoldandgustyfromthebay。Reubenwanderedthestreets,diligentlysearchingforhishessiantreasures。
Oftenhewascold,tiredandhungry,butthethoughtoftheobjectintheshowindowsustainedhim。Sometimeshismotherwouldask:“Reuben,wherewereyou?Wewerewaitingforyoutohavedinner。”
“Playing,Mum。Sorry。”
Dorawouldlookathisfaceandshakeherhead。B