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1、SARAH,PLAINANDTALLPatriciaMacLachlanWinneroftheNewberyMedal“DidMamasingeveryday?”askedCaleb."Every-single-day?''Hesatclosetothefire,hischininhishand.Itwasdusk,andthedogslaybesidehimonthewarmhearthstones."Every-single-day,"Itoldhimforthesecondtimethisweek.Forthetwe
2、ntiethtimethismonth.Thehundredthtimethisyear!Andthepastfewyears?"AnddidPapasing,too!""Yes.Papasang,too.Don'tgetsoclose,Caleb.You'llheatup."Hepushedhischairback.Itmadeahollowscrapingsoundonthehearthstones,andthedogsstirred.Lottie,smallandblack,waggedhertailandlifte
3、dherhead.Nickslepton.Iturnedthebreaddoughoverandoveronthemarbleslabonthekitchentable."Well,Papadoesn'tsinganymore,"saidCalebverysoftly.Alogbrokeapartandcrackledinthefireplace.Helookedupatme.“WhatdidIlooklikewhenIwasborn?""Youdidn'thaveanyclotheson,"Itoldhim."Iknow
4、that,"hesaid."Youlookedlikethis."Iheldthebreaddoughupinaroundpaleball."Ihadhair,"saidCalebseriously."Notenoughtotalkabout,"Isaid."AndshenamedmeCaleb,"hewenton,fillingintheoldfamiliarstory."IwouldhavenamedyouTroublesome,"Isaid,makingCalebsmile."AndMamahandedmetoyou
5、intheyellowblanketandsaid..."Hewaitedformetofinishthestory."Andsaid...?"Isighed."AndMamasaid,'Isn'thebeautiful,Anna''""AndIwas,"Calebfinished.Calebthoughtthestorywasover,andIdidn'ttellhimwhatIhadreallythought.Hewashomelyandplain,andhehadaterriblehollerandahorridsm
6、ell.Butthesewerenottheworstofhim.Mamadiedthenextmorning.ThatwastheworstthingaboutCaleb."Isn'thebeautiful,Anna!"Herlastwordstome.Ihadgonetobedthinkinghowwretchedhelooked.AndIforgottosaygoodnight.Iwipedmyhandsonmyapronandwenttothewindow.Outside,theprairiereachedouta
7、ndtouchedtheplaceswheretheskycamedown.Thoughwinterwasnearlyover,therewerepatchesofsnowandiceeverywhere.Ilookedatthelongdirtroadthatcrawledacrosstheplains,rememberingthemorningthatMamahaddied,cruelandsunny.Theyhadcomeforherinawagonandtakenherawaytobeburied.Andthent
8、hecousinsandauntsanduncleshadcomeandtriedtofillupthehouse.Buttheycouldn't.Slowly,onebyone,theyleft.Andthenthedaysseemedlonganddarklikewinterdays,eventho
