英语翻译KnowingthevalueofagiftItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmascamecloser,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade.Sowethoughtmaybe

　　英语翻译

　　Knowingthevalueofagift

　　ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.

　　AsChristmascamecloser,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade.Sowethoughtmaybeshehaschangedhermind.Weboughtherasetofdollsandadoll'shouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23,shesaidthatshe"reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse."

　　Itwasjusttoolate.Howcouldwegetabikeforherinsuchshorttime?So,onChristmasEve,asAlmieRoseandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,wenttobed,allwecouldthinkaboutwasthebike.Wedidn'twanttodisappointher.

　　"WhatifImakealittlemodelbicycleofclay?IcouldwriteanotefromSantasayingthatshecantradetheclaymodelinforarealbike."herdadsaid.

　　Itsoundedlikeagreatidea.Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeamini-bike.

　　OnChristmasmorning,WewaitedforAlmieRosetoopenhergifts.Thebeautifulredandwhitemini-bikelayinheart-shapedboxwiththenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.

　　"DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?"

　　"IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I'dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike."AlmieRosesaid,withtearsinhereyes.

　　Atthatmoment,weknewwehadaveryspeciallittlegirl!

　　BYMichelleLawrence