For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hou
ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I'dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplantthatwou...
For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden. Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside?Money doesn't grow on trees, you know." Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, nofrillsbudget. Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on-and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard! I went outside to look. It was true!There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached:"IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin." Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice tenbyfifteen foot bed for
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多年来我一直想要一个花园。我会花时间思考不同的东西,我厂,好看。但后来我们有马修。马尔文。这对双胞胎,爱丽莎和艾伦。然后,海伦。五个孩子。我忙于养育他们成长的花园。钱很紧,以及时间。通常当我的孩子还小,其中一个会想的东西,成本太高,我会说,“你看到外面的一棵摇钱树?钱不是长在树上,你知道的。”最后,所有五个有在高中和大学是自己。我又开始想拥有一个花园。我不确定,但。我的意思是,花园里的金钱成本,毕竟这些年我习惯了生活在一个非常瘦,nofrillsbudget。然后,一个春天的早晨,母亲节,我在厨房里工作。突然,我意识到,汽车的喇叭声传来。我向窗外望去,有一个新的树,栽在我的院子里。我想这一定是一棵柳树,因为我看到的东西在树枝上吹来吹去。然后我把我的眼镜,我不能相信我所看到的。在我的院子里有一棵摇钱树!我去外面看看。这是真的!有美元,其中的一百个,录音,树。认为所有的花园里我可以买一百元!又有一个纸条:“我八个小时的挖掘时间。爱,马尔文。”马尔文履行他的诺言,太。他挖了一个很好的tenbyfifteen脚床
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