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1、BUTTERCUPGOLDANDOTHERSTORIESBUTTERCUPGOLDANDOTHERSTORIESEllenRobenaField1BUTTERCUPGOLDANDOTHERSTORIESTheLittleNewYearOnecoldmorningMauriceawokefromhisdreamsandsatupinbedandlistened.Hethoughtheheardaknockathiswindow;butthoughthemoonwasshiningbrightly,JackFrosthadbeensobusilyatworkthatMau
2、ricecouldnotseethroughthethicklypaintedpanes.Sohecreptsleepilyoutofbed,andopenedthewindow,andwhispered:"Whoisthere?""Iam,"repliedatinklingvoice."IamthelittleNewYear,ho!ho!AndI'vepromisedtobringablessingtoeveryone.ButIamsuchalittlefellowIneedsomebodytohelpmedistributethem.Won'tyoupleasec
3、omeoutandhelp?""Oh,it'ssocold!"saidMaurice;"I'drathergobacktomywarmbed;"andheshiveredasJackFrost,whowaspassing,tickledhimunderthechinwithoneofthefrostypaintbrushes."Nevermindthecold,"urgedtheNewYear;"pleasehelpme."SoMauricehurriedintohisclothes,andwassoonoutintheyard.Therehefoundarosy-c
4、heekedboyalittlesmallerthanhimself,pullingalargecartwhichseemedtobeloadedwithgoodthings.Ononesideofthiscartwaspaintedtheword"Love,"andontheother"Kindness."AssoonastheNewYearsawMauricehesaid,"Nowpleasetakeholdandhelpmepull;"anddownthedrivewayandupthehilltheytravelleduntiltheycametoanolds
5、hanty."HereiswhereImakemyfirstcall,"saidtheNewYear.Mauricelookedwonderinglyathim."Why,nobodylivesherebutanoldcoloredmanwhoworksforus;andhehasn'tanychildren!""Heneedsmyhelp,"saidtheNewYear;"forgrownpeopleliketobethoughtofjustasmuchaschildrendo.Youshoveloutapathtohisdoor,whileIunloadsomeo
6、fmyblessings;andthelittlehandswentbusilyatwork,pilingupwarmclothing,wood,andanewyear'sdinner,theNewYearsingingasheworked:-"Oh,IamthelittleNewYear;ho!ho!HereIcometrippingitoverthesnow,Shakingmybellswithamerrydin;Soopenyourdoorandletmein."2BUTTERCUPGOLDANDOTHERSTORIESOldJoe,hearingsomenoi
7、seoutside,cametothedoor,andwhenhesawallthenicegiftsthetearsrandownhischeeksforgladness;andashecarriedthemintothehouse,hewhispered:"ThedearLordhasbeenhereto-night.""Whereamwegoingnow?"askedMaurice,astheyrandownthehill."Totakesomeflowerstoapoorsickgirl,"answeredtheNewYear.Soonthe
