追夢少年 a by with a i (第1/12頁)
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In1945，a12-year-oldboysawsomethinginashowindowthatsethisheartracing。Buttherice—fivedollars—wasfarbeyondReubenEarlesmeans。Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweeksgroceriesforhisfamily。
Reubencouldntaskhisfatherforthemoney。EverythingMarkEarlemadewasthroughfishinginBayRoberts，Newfoundland，Canada。Reubensmother，Dora，stretchedlikeelastictofeedandclothetheirfivechildren。
Nevertheless，heoenedtheshosweathereddoorandwentinside。Standingroudandstraightinhisflour-sackshirtandwashed-outtrousers，hetoldtheshokeeerwhathewanted，adding，“ButIdonthavethemoneyrightnow。Canyouleaseholditformeforsometime?”
“Illtry，”theshokeeersmiled。“Folksaroundheredontusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytosendonthings。Itshouldkeeforawhile。”
Reubenresectfullytouchedhisworncaandwalkedoutintothesunlightwiththebayrilinginafresheningwind。Therewasauroseinhisloingstride。Hewouldraisethefivedollarsandnottellanybody。
Hearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet，Reubenhadanidea。
Herantowardsthesoundandstoedataconstructionsite。PeolebuilttheirownhomesinBayRoberts，usingnailsurchasedinhessiansacksfromalocalfactory。Sometimesthesackswerediscardedintheflurryofbuilding，andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsaiece。
Thatdayhefoundtwosacks，whichhetooktotheramblingwoodenfactoryandsoldtothemaninchargeofackingnails。
