25.“哈哈！你手里紧紧攥着的就是你缝好的补丁？”
26.“准备开饭！”巴琳夫人来到门口说道，双手把托迪接过来。“爸爸，托迪想领你进去。”
27.三人一起走了进去，普鲁迪开始专心致志地吃起了香喷喷的甜玉米和醋栗派，把她的缝制工作抛到了九霄云外。
THE LOST GLOVE
丢失的手套
1.“Mamma，”said a little girl，“do you know what my fingers want？”“What do they want？”asked her mother.
2.“My forefinger，my little finger，and my two middles all want a mitten to their own selves；they don’t want to be huddled up in one big mitten.”
3.Mother looked up，as much as to say，“What does that mean？”“I mean，”continued Mary，“that I do so want a pair of gloves，mamma.Am I not old enough？I shall be six in two months.”
4.“Would you take good care of them？‘asked mamma.“I neverlost my mittens，neither one nor two of them，”said Mary.
5.This was true.Mary was fast forming the good habit of taking care of her things，and her mother thought if it would make her little one so happy to own a pair of gloves，she would get them.
6.The next time she went shopping，she took Mary and fitted a nice pair on her fat hands.“Take the best care of them，”said her mother.
7.“Of course I shall，”answered Mary，with a very womanly air；“I shall keep them forever.”Mary did not know how longforever was，or I dare say she would not have made such a rashpromise.
8.“Mary will lose her gloves before the week is out，”said her brother George，who could never keep his.“You see，”cried Mary，proudly，“you see，sir.”“I will see，”said George.Mary hoped he would；she felt so very sure.
9.Not many days after，Mary’s teacher came for her to walk，and she went，gloves and all.They were gone almost all the afternoon，paying visits to some of the other scholars，and visiting a hall that the folks were trimming with evergreen for a fair.
10.Mary picked a bunch of evergreen，and lest she might soil her new gloves，she took them off，and put them in her pocket.On her way home，she looked to see if they were safe.
11.Out came her handkerchief，and out came one glove；but out came not its mate.“Where‘s my other glove？”cried Mary，stopping in the street，and emptying her pockets.
12.The missing glove was not there.Mary ran back，looking on the sidewalk.No glove was to be seen；and as it was getting late，she knew she must go directly home.
13.“But what shall I say？”said Mary to herself，nearly ready to cry.“Oh，I can’t tell mother，”Did she shrink from being found fault with？Did she think George would laugh at her？
14.Little Fears now joined the child.There are three families of Fears.Foolish Fears，that is one family；Wicked Fears，that is another；and Wise Fears，and this is the third family.The little Fears are always about among the children，mixing in their play，joining them at school，and often staying with them at home.
15.Now which of the little Fears do you think joined Mary？I am almost sorry to tell you.It was Wicked Fear.And what do you suppose Wicked Fear said to her？
16.It said，“Don‘t tell your mother you lost your glove.She won’t like it；she will blame you，and George will laugh at you.You won‘t get another pair very soon.Don’t say any thing about it.When your mother finds it out，and asks you，make believe you didn‘t know it was lost.”
17.Wicked Fear is almost always a lying Fear.Oh，how many poor children have been made miserable by the lies of Fear.Have you ever been？
18.Did Mary mind Wicked Fear？Did she put herself in his power？“No，I will do no such thing，”said the little girl to Wicked Fear.“I will never lie or make believe to my mother.I’ll tell the truth.I‘ll tell her that I have lost my glove.If she blames me，it’s no more than I deserve，I dare say.”
19.At this brave，good speech，Wicked Fear ran away，as he always does when a child meets him with Truth.Truth always has a little Wise Fear with her.They go hand in hand，and Wise Fear now seemed to say to Mary，“Right，right，little girl.”
20.So，with Truth and Wise Fear，Mary went home and told her mother all that had happened.“Mamma，”said the child，“I feel sorry.I am afraid I was too sure，to be as careful as I ought to have been.I did not think.I will not ask you for another pair till I learn to be more careful.”
21.Mary was so humble，that George begged his mother to try her with another pair.Did she？Mary had the present of a new pair on her sixth birthday.
【中文阅读】
1.“妈妈，”一个小姑娘说道，“你知道我的手指们想要什么吗？”“想要什么？”妈妈问。
2.“我的大拇指、小拇指和中间几个手指都想要有自己的房间的手套，他们不想挤在一个房间。”
3.妈妈抬头看了小女孩儿一眼，像是在说：“什么意思？”“我的意思是，”玛丽继续说道，“我想要一双能分开手指的手套，妈妈。我不是已经长大了吗？再过两个月我就六岁了。”
4.“你会照看好手套嘛？”妈妈问。“我绝对不会弄丢的，一只也不会。”玛丽回答。
5.这是事实，玛丽从小的时候就养成了保管好自己东西的好习惯。而且妈妈认为，如果拥有一双她想要的手套能让她的心肝宝贝高兴的话，也是值得的。
6.于是妈妈去采购时，给她买回来一双非常漂亮且很合适她肥胖小手的手套。“”你要保管好。“妈妈告诫她。
7.”当然，我会的。“玛丽好像长大了似的，用大人的语气回答道，”我会永远保管好的。“玛丽不知道永远会有多久，或者我敢说她本来不想做出这么轻率的承诺。
8.”这周末不到玛丽就会弄丢她的手套。“哥哥乔治说道，他从来没有过这样的手套。”你等着看吧！“玛丽骄傲地喊着，”你等着看吧！“乔治回答道：“我会等着看。”玛丽确信自己会保管好，所以希望乔治能看到结果。
9.没过几天，玛丽的老师带玛丽一起出去，她去了，带着新手套。他们出去了整整一个下午，先去了另外几个同学家，然后又去了一个礼堂，在那个礼堂一些人正在为一对新人用常青树做装饰。10.在礼堂里，玛丽帮忙抬了一棵常青树的树干，为了防止新手套被泥土弄脏，她摘下手套放到口袋里。回家路上，她想看看两只手套是不是还在口袋里安然无恙。
11.她先掏出了手绢，紧接着又掏出一只手套，却不见另外一只。“我的另一只手套呢？”玛丽停在路上，哭了起来，边哭边把口袋里的东西都掏了出来。
12.确实没有另一只手套。玛丽立刻跑回去到路旁找。还是没有找到。天渐渐黑了下来，她知道她必须赶快回家了。
13.“我该怎么说呢？”玛丽自问道，几乎要哭出声来。“哦，我不能告诉妈妈。”她是不是因为犯错而害怕了？是不是想到乔治会嘲笑她因此害怕了？
14.现在小小的恐惧占据了玛丽的心理。世上有三种恐惧：愚蠢恐惧是一种；邪恶恐惧是另一种；明智恐惧是第三种。小小的恐惧总是占据着孩子们的心，无论是在游戏时、在学校里、还是在家中，总是如此。
15.那么现在占据在玛丽心中的恐惧是哪一种呢？很抱歉我要告诉你：是邪恶恐惧。你猜邪恶恐惧对玛丽说什么？
16.它说：“不要告诉妈妈你丢了手套，她会不高兴，她会责备你，乔治也会嘲笑你。那样你就不会再有新手套了。什么都不要讲，如果妈妈发现了问你，你要让她相信你不知道手套丢了。”
17.邪恶恐惧几乎就是个满嘴谎言的恐惧。有多少可怜的孩子因为说谎而深受其害啊。你是否也因说谎而受害过？
18.玛丽是不是听了邪恶恐惧的劝告了？她是否被邪恶恐惧控制住了？“不，我不会这样做的，”小姑娘对邪恶恐惧说道，“我永远不会说谎或哄骗我妈妈。我要说实话，我会告诉她我丢了手套。如果她责怪我，我敢说，那也是我应得的。”
19.勇敢地说完这些话，邪恶恐惧与平时遇到说实话孩子时的表现一样被吓跑了。说实话的孩子总是与明智恐惧相伴相随，他们肩并肩，手挽手。现在明智恐惧对玛丽说：“做得正确，小姑娘。”
20.因此，小姑娘带着实话和明智恐惧一起回到家中，把发生的一切都告诉了妈妈。“妈妈，”孩子说道，“我很抱歉，我想我是太自信了，没有像以前一样保管好手套，我没有想到会这样。我一定会变得更细心，在我做不到更加细心之前不会再要新手套了。”
21.玛丽非常诚恳，以至于乔治都替她恳请妈妈再给她买一副新手套。那么妈妈又买了吗？结果是：在玛丽六岁生日的那一天，她得到了一双新手套作为生日礼物。
