芒果街上的房子

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1、芒果街上的房子　　Wedidn’talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloorandbeforethatwelivedonKeeler.BeforeKeeleritwasPaulina，andbeforethatIcan’tremember.ButwhatIremembermostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemedthere’dbeonemoreofus.BythetimewegottoMang

2、oStreetweweresix―Mama，Papa，Carlos，Kiki，mysisterNennyandme.　　ThehouseonMangoStreetisours，andwedon’thavetopayrenttoanybody，orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs，orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoiseandthereisn’talandlordbangingontheceilingwithabroom.Butevenso，

3、it’snotthehousewe’dthoughtwe’dget.　　WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquickly.Thewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Wehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwateroverinemptymilkgallons.That’swhyMamaandPapalook

4、edforahouse，andthat’swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet，faraway，ontheothersideoftown.　　Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse，arealhousethatwouldbeoursforalwayssowewouldn’thaveto6moveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandpipesthatworked.

5、Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs，nothallwaystairs，butstairsinsidelikethehouseonTV.Andwe’dhaveabasementandatleastthreewashroomssowhenwetookabathwewouldn’thavetotelleverybody.Ourhousewouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit，agreatbigyardandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.Th

6、iswasthehousePapatalkedaboutwhenheheldalotteryticketandthiswasthehouseMamadreamedupinthestoriesshetoldusbeforewewenttobed.　　ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheytolditatall.It’ssmallandredwithtightstepsinfrontandwindowssosmallyou’dthinktheywereholding

7、theirbreath.Bricksarecrumblinginplaces，andthefrontdoorissoswollenthatyouhavetopushhardtogetin.Thereisnofrontyard，onlyfourlittleelmsthecityplantedbythecurb.Ourbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon’townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthetwobuildingsonei

8、therside.Therearestairsinourhouse，butthey’reordinaryhallwaystairs，andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom―MamaandPapa，CarlosandKiki，meandNenny.　　OncewhenwewerelivingonLoomis，anunfrommyschoolpassedbyandsawmeplayi