1. It was Molly's job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he left home to work.
One morning , (1) his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him (2) second paper bag, which looked a bit old. "Why two bags"her father asked. "(3) is something else, "Molly answered. "What's in it?"
"Just something. Take it with you. " He put (4) paper bags into his briefcase (公文包) kissed Molly and rushed off. At noon he opened Molly's bag and took out all the things:a small teddy bear, 2 tiny sea shells, 5 small stones, and 12 coins. The busy father smiled, finished eating and threw away the rubbish and Molly's things in the bag, and then put himself into the afternoon work .
That evening, Molly ran up to him as he (5) the newspaper. "Where's my bag?" "What bag?" "The one I gave you this morning." "I (6) it at the office. Why?" "I forgot to put this note in it." She said , "And, besides, Daddy, the things in the bag are the things I really like — I thought you might like to play with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy." "Oh, no, I just forgot to bring it home. "He (7) . While Molly hugged her father's neck, he opened the note that read, "I love you, Daddy. "Molly had given him her treasures — all that a 7-year-old girl held. Love in a paper bag, (8) he threw it in the wastebasket. So he went back hurriedly to the office. Just before the night cleaner, he found all the things back and carried the bag home (9) .
After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the things in the bag. It (10) a long time to tell.
Everything had a story or a memory.
The life journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth, but it is so easily forgotten.