43 你输了
On her return from flying a kite, little Darley, agedeight, was pulled onto her Daddy's knee andinformed that the fairies of that day brought a bigsurprise—a little baby brother. She seemed glad, andpresently said, “Will you give me a stamp, Daddy? Iwant to write and tell Brother Tom.”
八岁的小多莉放风筝回到家，被爸爸拉过来坐在膝盖上，告诉她哪天的仙女给他们带来了一个大大的惊喜——一个新生的小弟弟。她看起来很高兴，马上说：“爸爸，你能不能给我一张邮票?我要写信告诉哥哥汤姆。”
The father was touched by this, and provided the little girl with the materials to write a letter toher brother, who was away at school. She took a bottle of soda from the fridge and went to herown room. Later, curious to know how she would tell the news, her father took an opportunityto read what she had written. He received something of a shock on reading the following:
父亲被这话感动了，他为小姑娘备齐了给她住在学校里的哥哥写信所需的各种用具。小多莉从冰箱里拿了瓶汽水就进了自己的房间。后来，爸爸很想知道她是怎么告诉哥哥这个消息的，就找了个机会读了小多莉写的信。在读到下面这两行字时，他差点儿惊呆了：
"Dear Tom,
“亲爱的汤姆：
It's come off today. You've lost. It's a boy. So you owe me a squirrel doll."
今天结果出来了，你输了;是个男孩。所以你欠我一只玩具松鼠。”
