求以下英语短文的中心大意.60字以内,ASimpleGesturebyJackieSagnerAlittleboysellingmagazinesforschoolwalkeduptoahousethatpeoplerarelyvisited.Thehousewasveryoldandrundownandtheownerhardlyevercameout.Whenh

　　求以下英语短文的中心大意.60字以内,

　　ASimpleGesture

　　byJackieSagner

　　Alittleboysellingmagazinesforschoolwalkeduptoahousethatpeoplerarelyvisited.Thehousewasveryoldandrundownandtheownerhardlyevercameout.Whenhedidcomeouthewouldnotsayhellotoneighborsorpassersbybutsimplyjustglareatthem.

　　Theboyknockedonthedoorandwaited,sweatingfromfearoftheoldman.Theboy'sparentstoldhimtostayawayfromthehouse,alotoftheotherneighborhoodchildrenweretoldthesamefromtheirparents.

　　Ashewasreadytowalkaway,thedoorslowlyopened."Whatdoyouwant?"theoldmansaid.Thelittleboywasveryafraidbuthehadaquotatomeetforschoolwithsellingthemagazines.

　　"Uh,sir,IuhamsellingthesemagazinesanduhIwaswonderingifyouwouldliketobuyone."Theoldmanjuststaredattheboy.Theboycouldseeinsidetheoldman'shouseandsawthathehaddogfigurinesonthefireplacemantle."Doyoucollectdogs?"thelittleboyasked."Yes,Ihavemanycollectiblesinmyhouse,theyaremyfamilyhere,theyareallIhave."Theboythenfeltsorryfortheman,asitseemedthathewasaverylonelysoul."Well,Idohaveamagazinehereforcollectors,itisperfectforyou,Ialsohaveoneaboutdogssinceyoulikedogssomuch."Theoldmanwasreadytoclosethedoorontheboyandsaid,"Noboy,Idon'tneedanymagazinesofanykind,nowgoodbye."

　　Thelittleboywassadthathewasnotgoingtomakehisquotawiththesale.Hewasalsosadfortheoldmanbeingsoaloneinthebighousethatheowned.Theboywenthomeandthenhadanidea.Hehadalittledogfigurethathegotsomeyearsagofromanaunt.Thefigurinedidnotmeannearlyasmuchtohimsincehehadareallivedogandalargefamily.Theboyheadedbackdowntotheoldman'shousewiththefigurine.Heknockedonthedooragainandthistimetheoldmancamerighttothedoor."Boy,IthoughtItoldyounomagazines."

　　"No,sirIknowthat,Iwantedtobringyouagift."Theboyhandedhimthefigurineandtheoldman'sfacelitup."ItisaGoldenRetriever,Ihaveoneathome,thisoneisforyou."Theoldmanwassimplystunned;noonehadevergivenhimsuchagiftandshownhimsomuchkindness."Boy,youhaveabigheart,whyareyoudoingthis?"Theboysmiledatthemanandsaid,"Becauseyoulikedogs."

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