itwasmolly’sjobtohandherItwasMolly’sjobtohandherfatherhisbrownpaperlunchbageachmorningbeforeheheadedofftowork.Onemorning,inadditiontohisusuallunchbag,Mollyhandedhimasecondpaperbag.Thisonewaswornandheld
itwasmolly’sjobtohandher
ItwasMolly’sjobtohandherfatherhisbrownpaperlunchbageachmorningbeforeheheadedofftowork.
Onemorning,inadditiontohisusuallunchbag,Mollyhandedhimasecondpaperbag.
Thisonewaswornandheldtogetherwithstaples,andpaperclips.
“Whytwobags?”herfatherasked.
“Theotherissomethingelse,”Mollyanswered.
“What’sinit?”
“Justsomestuff.Takeitwithyou.”
Notwantingtodiscussthematter,hestuffedbothsacksintohisbriefcase,kissedMollyandrushedoff.
AtmiddayheopenedMolly’spaperbagandtookoutthecontents:
twohairribbons,threesmallstones,aplasticdinosaur,atinyseashell,asmalldoll,and13pennies...
Thebusyfathersmiled,finishedeating,andsweptthedeskcleanintothewastebasket,Molly’sstuffincluded.
Thatevening,Mollyranupbehindhimashereadthepaper.
“Where’smypaperbag?”
“Whatbag?”
“TheoneIgaveyouthismorning.”
“Ileftitattheoffice.Why?”
“Iforgottoputthisnoteinit,”shesaid.
“And,besides,Daddy,thethingsinthesackarethethingsIreallylike―Ithoughtyoumightliketoplaywiththem.
Youdidn’tlosethebag,didyou,Daddy?”
“Oh,no,”hesaid,lying.“Ijustforgottobringithome.I’llbringittomorrow.”
WhileMollyhuggedherfather’sneck,heunfoldedthenotethatread:“Iloveyou,Daddy.”
Mollyhadgivenhimhertreasures―allthata7-year-oldhelddear.
Loveinapaperbag,andhemissedit―notonlymissedit,buthadthrownitinthewastebasket.
Sobackhewenttotheoffice.Justaheadofthenightjanitor,hepickedupthewastebasket.
Heputthetreasuresinsideandcarriedithomegingerly.
Thebagdidn’tlooksogood,butthestuffwasallthereandthat’swhatcounted.
Afterdinner,heaskedMollytotellhimaboutthestuffinthesack.
Ittookalongtimetotell.Everythinghadastoryoramemory.
“SometimesIthinkofallthemarveloustimesinthissweetlife,”hemused.
Weshouldallrememberthatit’snotthedestinationthatcountsinlife翻译下