If you give me three days of light

Chapter 10 Christmas Presents
In my memory, the first Christmas that Mrs. Sullivan spent with me after she came to Tus Gambia is the most memorable one.Everyone in the family wanted to surprise me that day with unexpected gifts for me, and Mrs. Sullivan and I were also preparing novelty gifts for them, which was even more exciting.

Excited, I want to guess what gift they will give me.The family members also came up with many ideas to amuse me, deliberately revealing clues, or hints, or half-sentences that were hesitant to say, so that I could guess.Teacher Sullivan and I couldn't help playing guessing games, and learned the usage of many words from it, more than we learned in class. Every night, we sat around the warm stove to guess riddles.Christmas is getting closer and we are getting more and more excited.

On Christmas Eve, I received an invitation from the students in the town to celebrate the festive season with them.There is a beautiful Christmas tree in the middle of the classroom, covered with novelty fruits, shining under the soft lights.That moment was the happiest and happiest time in my life. I was so excited that I jumped back and forth around the Christmas tree. When I learned that every child would get a beautiful gift, I was very happy. up.They asked me to distribute presents again.I was too busy to appreciate my own gift.I really wish Christmas would come right away.I knew these were not hints at home, for Miss Sullivan said those presents were far better than these.But she told me to be patient, and on Christmas morning, I would have more surprises.

I hung up my stockings that night, but the excitement kept me awake.So I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep, trying to see what Santa would do.Later, I was defeated by the sleepy bug, so I had to fall asleep with the new gift of the night-the doll and the white bear.The next morning, I was the first to wake up, and the whole family was woken up with "Merry Christmas".Not only did I find unexpected gifts in stockings, but there were surprise gifts calling out to me on tables, chairs, even doors and window sills.Almost every step you take, you will encounter a coveted gift.And the gift that Teacher Sullivan gave me will make me speechless with excitement, that is a beautiful canary.

I chose a nice name for this lovely canary, "Tim".Little Tim is very well-behaved, with a docile look, not afraid of people at all. He often jumps on my fingers and pecks at the red cherry preserves in my hands.How to feed Little Tim was taught by Mrs. Sullivan.Every day after breakfast, I fetched water for him to bathe in, cleaned the cage spotlessly, replaced him with the freshest grass seeds and fresh water from the well house, and placed a small bundle of chickweed on his jumper Grass.

One morning I put the cage on the windowsill, and went to the well room to fetch water for little Tim to bathe in.When I came back to open the door, a big cat slipped under my feet.At first I didn't take it seriously, but when I put my hand into the cage and didn't touch Little Tim's wings or his pointed mouth, my heart suddenly tightened, I know, I'll never see him again A smart little singer.

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