2011年12月8日星期四

You want a pair of shoes, I'll give you a pair of socks

Christmas Eve, has more than 11 pm, the street crowds thin a lot, occasionally hurried home to catch people walking in the neon overlooking the festival under the thick atmosphere. The new year also came!
"Thank God, today's business is really good!" James busy day off the last couple of shoe stores where shoppers come after  Road. Brightly lit by the lights, you can clearly see that brow couple of excitement and joy.
Closing time, and Mrs. James began doing skilled work cleaning the shop, Mr. James to the door, ready to remove the door Quban morning. He suddenly in full bloom in a glass cabinet with all kinds of shoes and stopped before - through the glass, he found a pair of child's eyes.
Mr. James quickly walked over Kangezixi: This is a poor boy picking up coal dust, a girl of eight-year-old scene, ragged and very thin, red with cold feet wearing a pair of very large shoes inappropriate, full of soot the shoes have been "disastrous." He saw Mr. James approached her, his eyes begins with cupboard work fine shoes away, staring at the shoe store owner, his eyes full of a sense of hope.
Mr. James leaned over to kindly approached and said: "Merry Christmas, my dear child, what can I help you busy?" Boy and silent, his eyes began to turn to wipe cupboard shiny shoes, quite a while to be said: "I beg God has given me the right pair of shoes, sir, you help me put this desire to convey to him?" James is pack up his wife also came over when she first looked at this child up and down a lot, and then her husband aside and said: "This child is very poor, or agreed to his request, right?" Mr. James shook his head, and said harshly: "No, he do not need a pair of shoes, my dear Please you the best cupboard brought one pair of socks, and then fetched a basin of warm water, okay? "James, his wife walked away puzzled face.

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