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1、......Theglasscastle1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn'taffordexpensivepresents,andtheydidn'twantustothinkweweren'tasgoodasotherkidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatweresupposedlyleftbySantaC
2、laus.Sotheytoldusallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedbytheirparents,howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadebylittleelveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPoleactuallyhadlabelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.3"Trynottolookdownonthoseotherchildren,"Momsaid."It'snottheirfaultt
3、hatthey'vebeenbrainwashedintobelievingsillymyths."4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,whenyoucouldfindperfectlygoodbowsandwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownawayandChristmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethatstillhadmostoftheirneedlesandevensomesilve
4、rtinselhangingonthem.MomandDadwouldgiveusabagofmarblesoradolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmassale.5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththeforeman,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookeachofus
5、kidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihadablanket专业word可编辑.......wrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.Thecoldneverbotheredhim.IwasfivethatyearandIsatnexttoDadandwelookedupatthesky.Dadlovedtotalkaboutthestars.Heexplainedtoushowth
6、eyrotatedthroughthenightskyastheearthturned.HetaughtustoidentifytheconstellationsandhowtonavigatebytheNorthStar.Thoseshiningstars,helikedtopointout,wereoneofthespecialtreatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewilderness.Richcityfolks,he'dsay,livedinfancyapartments,butthe
7、irairwassopollutedtheycouldn'tevenseethestars.We'dhavetobeoutofourmindstowanttotradeplaceswithanyofthem.6"Pickoutyourfavoritestar,"Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeps.HesaiditwasmyChristmaspresent."Youcan'tgivemeastar!"Isaid."Nooneownsthestars.""That'srigh
8、t,"Dadsaid."Nooneelseownsthem.Youjusthavetoclaimitbeforeanyoneelsedoes,likethatdagofellowColumbusclaimedAmericaforQueenIsabella.Claimingas
