万圣节轶事 (二)

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去年万圣节时, 女儿还能凑合穿那一件两岁时买的蝴蝶形 costume, 紫色翅膀.哥哥穿着骷髅 costume. 一大早, 兄妹俩便吃完晚饭, 每人拎着Jack Lantern 小桶, 准备去 Trick-or-Treat.  

天近黄昏时, 街上的孩子就多起来了. 两人和他们一起, 逐个去敲邻居的门.小孩子们大概在这个时候是最激动的. 每当那小小的脚步声走近, 开门一看, 总是人头攒集,好不热闹. 有时, 主人也会化妆成可怕的怪物,吓得孩子们不敢走近. 最后还是巧克力的诱惑, 怵怵地拿了糖便走.不一会, 女儿的小桶里装满了各式各样的糖果, 沉甸甸的.但她还是硬撑着, 不肯让我帮助拎着. 直到糖果越来越多,我终于劝服她把糖倒进备用的袋子里.

回到家, 这一大袋糖真让我们着急. 要是他们兄妹俩把它们全吃掉, 准会变成大胖子.不过我们想出一个好办法, 把糖带到实验室去给师兄师弟们. 这帮人果然很高兴,一周内吃得光光的. 导师奇怪地问我, 难道第二天他们不会问那一大袋糖哪去了?我说我们当然在每个桶里都留几块. 等他们醒来一看, 也许以为昨晚就只要到这么多糖 (假定小孩的记忆力是短暂的).

不知是我们的小聪明有效, 还是对孩子们来说, 追求的结果并不重要, 快乐的是那追求的过程. 总之, 他们没再问起这个问题.

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