It was 1939，and the Great Depression had made all our lives much harder.But we didn't know how poor we were until our father sat my brother and me down on the couch in our living room to have a talk.
I will always remember the sad look in Father's eyes as he stared down at his hands，rubbing them back and forth，while he searched for the words to tell us that our family wasn't going to be celebrating Christmas this year.
A month later，on Christmas Eve，I lay awake in bed late into the night，trying to talk myself out of sneaking into our living room to see if Santa had come.I gathered my courage，then tiptoed down the hallway，hoping I would see the bright sparkling lights of our Christmas tree standing proudly in the corner of our living room，like it did every year.
Instead，I was greeted by my seventeen-year-old brother，Frank，who slept on our living room couch. "Hey，little one，what are you doing up？" he whispered.
I started to cry. "There's no Christmas tree."
There would be no presents，no singing，no Christmas dinner.It felt like we were the saddest family in the world.My disappointment overwhelmed me.I looked forward to Christmas each year.It wasn't only the presents.It was that special feeling I got from seeing my family happy.We hadn't been happy in such a long time.
On Christmas morning，the sun shone into our chilly bedroom，waking me up. "Maybe Santa came!Maybe he came!" I suddenly insisted.My eyes searched the living room，but there was no Christmas tree.I broke into uncontrollable tears.
I ran to Father in tears and threw my arms around him. " We aren't going to have Christmas this year."
"Now，now，now，calm down.Go on in and see your mother.She will comfort you." Dad slowly pushed the bedroom door open，leading me into the room.
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Out of the corner of my eye，I noticed something different in the bedroom.
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With my question answered，everything dawned on me.
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【答案】Out of the corner of my eye，I noticed something different in the bedroom. "Merry Christmas，my dearest child ，"said Mom with her two warm arms holding me gently. "What is this in the sparkling box？Do you want to know？" Then she put it into my hands and told me to open it .Excitedly I uncovered it ，in the box lay a tiny music box with a small Christmas tree on it.How wonderful it looked! "But Dad told me that it is the Great Depression now，and we are living a hard life .How could you get the money for my Christmas gift ？" Mother told me that she had sold her gold ring.
With my question answered，everything dawned on me.It was mother's truest love for her dearest child that made her sell her favourite gold ring which had accompanied her for a long time.No mother in the world would like to disappoint her child on such an important day.I kissed Mom on her cheeks saying Merry Christmas to her .That special music box taught me a lesson—no matter how tough the life is ，my family would face it bravely as long as there is love in our heart.
With my question answered，everything dawned on me.It was mother's truest love for her dearest child that made her sell her favourite gold ring which had accompanied her for a long time.No mother in the world would like to disappoint her child on such an important day.I kissed Mom on her cheeks saying Merry Christmas to her .That special music box taught me a lesson—no matter how tough the life is ，my family would face it bravely as long as there is love in our heart.
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The seller brought her a bowl of noodles，whose smell was so attractive.
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