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1、EverydayUseforyourgrandmamaAliceWalkerIwillwaitforherintheyardthatMaggieandImadesocleanandwavyyesterdayafternoon.Ayardlikethisismorecomfortablethanmostpeopleknow.Itisnotjustayard・11islikeanextendedlivingroom・Whenthehardclayissweptcleanasafloorandthefinesandaroundtheedgeslinedw
2、ithtiny,irregultirgrooves,anyonecancomeandsitandlookupintotheelmtreeandwaitforthebreezesthatnevercomeinsidethehouse・Maggiewillbenervousuntilafterhersistergoes:shewillstandhopelesslyincorners,homelyandashamedoftheburnscarsdownherarmsandlegs,eyinghersisterwithamixtureofenvyandaw
3、e.Shethinkshersisterhasheldlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand,that"no”isawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytohe「・You'venodoubtseenthoseTVshowswherethechildwhohas"madeitHisconfronted,asasurprise,byherownmotherandfather,totteringinweaklyfrombackstage・(APleasantsurprise,ofcourse:Whatwouldth
4、eydoifparentandchildcameontheshowonlytocurseoutandinsulteachother?)OnTVmotherandchildembraceandsmileintoeachother'sface.Sometimesthemotherandfatherweep,thechildwrapstheminherarmsandleansacrossthetabletotellhowshewouldnothavemadeitwithouttheirhelp・Ihaveseentheseprograms.Sometim
5、esIdreamadreaminwhichDeeandIaresuddenlybroughttogetheronaTVprogramofthissort.Outofacarkandsoft-seatedlimousineIamusheredintoabrightroomfilledwithmanypeople・ThereImeetasmiling,gray,sportymanlikeJohnnyCarsonwhoshakesmyhandandtellsmewhatafinegirlIhave.ThenweareonthestagecindDeeis
6、embracingmewithtearsinhereyes.Shepinsonmydressalargeorchid,eventhoughshehastoldmeoncethatshethinksorchidesaretackyflowers・InreallifeIamalarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-workinghands.InthewinterIwearflannelnightgownstobedandoverallsduringtheday.Icankillandcleanahogasmercilessl
7、yasaman.Myfatkeepsmehotinzeroweather・Icanworkoutsideallday,breakingicetogetwaterforwashing;Icaneatporklivercookedovertheopentireminutesafteritcomessteamingfromthehog.OnewinterIknockedabullcalfstraightinthebrainbetweentheeyeswithasledgehammerandhadthemeathunguptochillbe-forenig
8、htfall.Butofcourseallthisdoesnotshowontelevision.Iamthewaymyd
