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1、TheHouseonMangoStreetWedidn’talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloor,andbeforethatwelivedonKeeleritwasPaulina,andbeforethatIcan’tremember,ButwhatIremembermostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemsthere’dbeonemoreofus.BythetimewegottoMangoStreetweweresix—Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,mysis
2、terNennyandme.ThehouseonMangoStreetisours,andwedon'thavetopayrenttoanybody,orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs,orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoise,andthereisn'talandlordbangingontheceilingwithabroom.Butevenso,it'snotthehousewe'dthoughtwe'dget.WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquick.Thewaterpipesbrokeand
3、thelanlordwouldn'tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Wehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwateroverinemptymilkgallons.That'swhyMamaandPapalookedforahouse,andthat'swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet,faraway,ontheothersideoftown.Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse,ar
4、ealhousethatwouldbeoursforalwayssowewouldn'thavetomoveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandpipesthatworked.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,nothallwaystairs,butstairsinsidelikethehousesonT.V.Andwe'dhaveabasementandatleastthreewashroomssowhenwetookabathwewouldn'thavetotelleverybody.Ourhousew
5、ouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit,agreatbigyardandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.ThiswasthehousePapatalkedaboutwhenheheldalotteryticketandthiswasthehouseMamadreamedupinthestoriesshetoldusbeforewewenttobed.ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheytolditatall.It'ssmallandredwithtightstepsinfrontandwindowssosm
6、allyou'dthinktheywereholdingtheirbreath.Bricksarecrumblinginplaces,andthefrontdoorissoswollenyouhavetopushhardtogetin.Thereisnofrontyardonlyfourlittleelmsthecityplantedbythecurb.Outbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon'townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthetwobuildingsoneitherside.Therearesta
7、irsinourhouse,butthey'reordinaryhallwaystairs,andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom—MamaandPapa,CarlosandKiki,meandNenny.OncewhenwewerelivingonLoomis,anunfrommyschoolpassedbyandsawmeplayingoutfront.Thelau
