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第35章鹦鹉多莉Dolly
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勒妮·森迪RenéeSunday
Whenmysonurchasedalovelypearlcockatielasapet.WenamedherDollybecauseshehadedotsoneachsideofherfacelikeadoll.
Dollygrewihherendearingandlovingways.Shelovedtosingandwhistleandalwayslookedforsomeochherlittlehead.DollyandIwereespeciallydeachtimesheheardmyvoicesheletoutalong，shrillwolf-whistle.Itwas.Althoughwelovedherverymueecial，wedidrealizequitehowspecialshe>
Oneday，weweresaddenedwhenwefoundoutthatourfriends’littledaughter，Shayna，wasstriwithleukemia.Shayna'spareed;shewasjustfouryearsold.WantingtohelpmyfrieovisitShaynaatthelocal'shospitaleachtimesheuherchemotherapy.TherewaslittleIcoulddootherthancheerherupandbebyhermother'sside.Eaight，IprayedforShayna'scure.
Severalweekslater，myfamilylostourbelovedDollywheopeside.Weseareighborhooddiligentlybuttonoavail.Ourpetwasgoofacethefactthatsuchadelicatelittlebirdotpossiblysurvivethewildf.
FivedayspassedwithnosignofDolly.Welosthopeher，andwemissedhersoverymuch.
ThateveningIreceivedaphoneShayna'smother.
“Ithinkos;vefoundDolly，”
shesaid.
“You'vefoundDolly?”
Icouldhardlybelieveit，“Where?Areyousureit'sher?”
“edotseithersideofherface，right?”
“That'sDolly!”
“I'lltellyouthestorywhenIseeyou.eovernow.”
Theirhousewasfivemilesaway，andIdroveoverimmediately，hopingwithallmyheartthatitreallywasDolly.
WhenIarrived，ifIp;apos;tbelievemyeyes，Ilybelievemyearsbethebirdheardmyvoicesheletoutalongwolf-whistle...Itwasmysweetlittlebird!
Myfriendexplaihadhappened.
“I'vebeenoutmostoftheday，butourbaby-sittertoldusthatShaynawasinthebackyard.Shewasjustsittily，sinp;apos;thavemuergythesedays，whenshesawasmallbirdioldmeshehadbeenfeelingalittlelonelyandhadsaid，‘Lookattheprettybird.os;titbetoseeme?’Ofcourse，itwasDolly，althoughShaynadidn'tknow.AndthebirdflewdirectlytoShayna，landingonhershivingherakissonthecheek.Shayic.”
Myfriendued，“Ourbaby-sittersawthatthebirdwasdomestidmaemptherintoanoldcagewehadinthegarage-shewasgoingtofindahomeforher.
“Igothomeiuaintobed，aoldmethewholestory.Iwasstunned.Iknewhowupsetyou'dbeenaboutDolly.”
Iwassilent，tryiallin.Iwasgratefultoseemylain，buttherewasmore.IkhatherShayherkgthatpoorchildsuffersomudprayingforhereveryday，IhadfinallyaskedGnthatShaynawouldbehealed.IsidereditmiraculousthatwehadreallyfoundDollyagain，butthatHehadsentoursimplelittlebirdtorestonShayna'sshoulderseemedtrulywondrous.ItookitasHispromise，ahatmomentthatShaynawouldrecover.
Today，Shaynaisthirteenyearsoldandcerfree.Dollyisgettingoninyearsforabird，butweseetoitthatshelivesalifeofluxurybecauseitwasthroughherthatwewereallgivegift-thegiftofhope.
儿子小时候，我们给他买了只宠物——一只可爱的珠灰色澳洲鹦鹉。
它的脸颊两侧有橘黄色的斑点，像个洋娃娃，因而我们叫它多莉。
多莉很招人喜爱，大家都很珍爱它。
它喜欢唱歌、吹口哨，还特别喜欢让人挠她的小脑袋。
多莉和我最为亲近，每次听到我的声音，它就吹出一声长而尖的挑逗口哨——这是我们之间独有的打招呼方式。
我们都喜欢多莉，也知道它和别的鸟儿有所不同，但始终不能确定它到底特别在哪里。
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