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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very sick and they were 1 .When she heard her dad say to her tearful mother.“Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl hurried to the chemist’s(药店) 2 all her pocket money in hand.
“What do you want?” asked the chemist.
“My little brother is really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 3 miracles here, child.I'm sorry.”the chemist said, looking 4 at the little girl.
In the shop was a well-dressed customer.He asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 5 ?”
“I don’t know,”she replied.“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) 6 .But my daddy can’t 7 it, so I have brought all my pocket money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,”she answerred quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence(巧合),”smiled the man.“A dollar and eleven cents the 8 price of a miracle for your little brother.”
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a doctor.The operation was completed for free and it wasn’t long 9 the little brother was home and well again.
The little girl was happy.She knew exactly how much the miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus(加)the 10 of a little child.