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1、LittleWomenByLouisaMayAlcottPublishedbyPlaneteBook.VisitthesitetodownloadfreeeBooksofclassicliterature,booksandnovels.ThisworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution-Noncommercial3.0UnitedStatesLicense.CHAPTERONE‘Christmaswon’tbeChristmaswithoutanypresents,’grumbledJo,lyingo
2、ntherug.‘It’ssodreadfultobepoor!’sighedMeg,lookingdownatherolddress.‘Idon’tthinkit’sfairforsomegirlstohaveplentyofpret-tythings,andothergirlsnothingatall,’addedlittleAmy,withaninjuredsniff.‘We’vegotFatherandMother,andeachother,’saidBethcontentedlyfromhercorner.Thefouryoungfaces
3、onwhichthefirelightshonebright-enedatthecheerfulwords,butdarkenedagainasJosaidsadly,‘Wehaven’tgotFather,andshallnothavehimforalongtime.’Shedidn’tsay‘perhapsnever,’buteachsilent-lyaddedit,thinkingofFatherfaraway,wherethefightingwas.Nobodyspokeforaminute;thenMegsaidinanalteredton
4、e,‘YouknowthereasonMotherproposednothavinganypresentsthisChristmaswasbecauseitisgoingtobeahardwinterforeveryone;andshethinksweoughtnottospendmoneyforpleasure,whenourmenaresufferingsointhearmy.Wecan’tdomuch,butwecanmakeourlittlesacrifices,andoughttodoitgladly.ButIamafraidIdon’t.
5、’AndMegshookherhead,asshethoughtregretfullyofalltheprettythingsshewanted.FreeeBooksatPlaneteBook.com3‘ButIdon’tthinkthelittleweshouldspendwoulddoanygood.We’veeachgotadollar,andthearmywouldn’tbemuchhelpedbyourgivingthat.Iagreenottoexpectany-thingfromMotheroryou,butIdowanttobuyUN
6、DINEANDSINTRAMformyself.I’vewanteditsolong,’saidJo,whowasabookworm.‘Iplannedtospendmineinnewmusic,’saidBeth,withalittlesigh,whichnooneheardbutthehearthbrushandkettleholder.‘IshallgetaniceboxofFaber’sdrawingpencils.Ireallyneedthem,’saidAmydecidedly.‘Motherdidn’tsayanythingabouto
7、urmoney,andshewon’twishustogiveupeverything.Let’seachbuywhatwewant,andhavealittlefun.I’msureweworkhardenoughtoearnit,’criedJo,examiningtheheelsofhershoesinagentlemanlymanner.‘IknowIdo—teachingthosetiresomechildrennearlyallday,whenI’mlongingtoenjoymyselfathome,’beganMeg,inthecom
8、plainingtoneagain.‘Youdon’thavehalfsuchahardtimeasIdo,
