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There were so many
lovely lemons in a nice basket, with a sign said:" Take some free lemons, please".
I took two of the
lemons, smiling. The generous1from
my kind neighbor lifted my spirits. So I wrote a note of thanks, without referring
to my name.
The following week
there was a letter in the local newspaper. It 2:"This
season I had a lot of lemons and, 3see them being wasted, I put them in a
basket with a' Please take some 'notice. A few days later I4a lovely handwritten note thanking me for
the lemons-no name. The note was completely 5. l
would like to thank this person for making me happy. "
I knew this message
was from my neighbor Grace. It warmed my heart. I never 6simple
exchange of kindness could result in such a wonderful experience for both of us.
Since that day, every time I walked past the house, it7failed to cheer me up.
One day, a woman was
outside the house and spoke on her phone. As 1 passed, I heard her say, "Mom
would never want me to sell this house."
I asked, "Excuse
me, but is Grace OK?" She said, "My mother 8."
Shocked by this news,
I said slowly, "I'm so sorry for your loss. "Then I was9for words. To10 the
silence, I told Grace's daughter the story of the lemons. "So that was
you! Mom told me about the letter. You'd be 11 at how much it meant to her!" she said excitedly.
After that I got
familiar with Grace's daughter, Sarah, and I developed a 12friendship
with her. As Sarah had no13to
sell her parents' house, 1decided to rent it.
I look after Grace's
garden carefully. Every year, when the lemon tree produces its fruit, I put out
a basket14lemons
with a sign. I just want to15my
neighbors to take some just as what Grace did.
