92 Will Daddy Be Home?

Becky was six years old. On Christmas Eve she helped her mother hanging a stocking marked "Daddy? Becky asked her mom, "Will Daddy be home before Santa comes?"Becky's mom said, "I certainly hope so."Then Becky wanted her mother to put some cookies out for Santa. Mom said it was a great idea. Then Becky went to bed to sleep.

Becky woke up early next morning. She went to wake up her parents and said, "Can we see if Santa came, Daddy? Can we, Mommy?"By now Becky's parents were not only awake but also as excited as she was.

As they got down the stairs Becky and her parents were pleased to see that there were lots of presents under the tree for them. Becky noticed that the sugar cookies for Santa were gone and there was a note next to a present that said, "Give these to your Daddy. He was home and in bed by the time I got here."Becky grabbed her Daddy by the leg and said, "Thank you daddy. I knew you'd make it home in time."

marked 有記號的 be pleased to（do）高興，樂意

note 便條 grab 抓住

爸爸會來得及回家嗎？

貝基六歲了。圣誕節前夕，她幫她媽媽一起掛起了標著“爸爸”兩個字的長筒襪。貝基問她媽媽：“圣誕老人來之前，爸爸能趕回家嗎？”媽媽說：“我希望他能。”接著，貝基想讓媽媽給圣誕老人準備一些餅干。媽媽說那是個很棒的主意。然后，貝基就上床睡覺去了。

第二天一大早，貝基就醒了。她跑去叫醒爸爸媽媽，對他們說：“我們能去看看圣誕老人是不是來過了嗎，爸爸？可以嗎，媽媽？”這時，貝基的父母不僅醒了，而且還和貝基一樣興奮。

來到樓下，貝基和爸爸媽媽看到圣誕樹下有那么多給他們的禮物，他們高興極了。貝基注意到，那些送給圣誕老人的甜餅干都不見了，一件禮物旁邊有一張紙條，上面寫著，“把這些送給你的爸爸。在我到達這里時，他已經到家上床睡覺了。”貝基抱著爸爸的腿說：“謝謝你，爸爸。我知道你會及時趕回來的。”