Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty
and poorly-dressed boy walking 1 his shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.
Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 2 . "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't
cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…" he said, without 3 his sentence. Paul thought the boy wished he had a 4
like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like
that."
Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a 5 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a
short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes 6 said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to 7 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But
Paul was wrong 8 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled
brother in his arms.
He 9 him down on the step and pointed to the car. "There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs.
His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't 10 him a cent. Some day I'm going to give you one just
like it." |
