礼物
（美）卡罗尔·穆尔翟振祥/编译
母亲节那天傍晚，六岁的儿子从幼儿园回来把肉肉的小手伸到我面前：“妈妈，节日快乐。”他仰起头，小脸如窗外早春二月的暖阳。在他汗津津的小手里有一小块儿糖，呈心的形状，上面还刻着三个字：我爱你。
“妈妈，这是玛丽给我的，我没舍得吃，又怕丢了，一直紧紧攥着。你吃吧。”他一边说，一边把糖放到我的手上。一层水雾在眼前弥漫开来，我的视线有些模糊。
“妈妈，你不想吃吗？”他蓝色的眼睛紧紧盯着我，急切地从我脸上探寻着答案。我仔细看了看这块粉色的糖，边缘一圈呈褐色，好像挂了一层土，我偷偷用手指擦了一下，却没有擦掉。
“当然想吃啦。宝贝。”我敷衍着。这褐色的东西是什么，是脏土还是糖的什么辅料？
“妈妈，你不知道，在学校的洗手间里，我差点把它弄丢了。它掉到了地上，滚到了水槽的下面，费了好大的劲我才把它给掏出来呢。”儿子兴高采烈地，骄傲得如同完成了一项艰巨的任务。
“我先把它放在这，一会儿再吃行吗？”说着，我把糖放在了厨房的操作台上。心里暗忖，等我处理掉这块糖，我要多多喷洒些高效杀菌的清洁剂，好好清洗一下操作台。不过，怎么才能把儿子从眼前支开呢，他像个小影子似的不离左右。
“你出去玩玩吧，儿子。”我轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。
“不，我想和妈妈在一起。”他态度坚决。
儿子想和我在一起！这个可爱的小人儿，过去曾被我放在摇篮里，轻轻摇晃着睡觉的小人儿，过去曾把毛绒绒的小脑袋枕着我的臂弯睡觉的小人儿，粉嘟嘟的面颊，天真的笑脸。他将很快长大，长成一个壮小伙子然后离开。好吧，卡罗尔，我默默地对自己说，好好享用这块糖吧，虽然它很脏，上面的细菌也许比马桶垫圈上的还要多，但这是儿子特别留给你的礼物，他拿了整整一天了，高高兴兴地吃掉它，否则儿子会伤心的。
决心已定，我转过身，毅然走向厨房操作台，就在手要触到糖的一瞬间，门铃响了，丈夫回来了，“嗨，今天过得怎么样，宝贝？”他问道，漫不经心地走过来，随手抓起那块糖，放进嘴里，面带笑容，大嚼起来、我长吁了一口气：“好极了，特别是你回来后，心情真的好极了。”我说出了真心话。丈夫并不理会，在厨房转了一圈后，踱进了书房。留下了我和儿子。
“抱歉，儿子，我没能亲口尝尝你给我的礼物。”我说，“不过，我心领了，谢谢你，宝贝。”
“没关系，妈妈。”他大度地说道，“其实它的味道并不好，我和朋友赖恩每人都舔了几口，我们都这样认为，所以我决定把它作为礼物送给你。”
Gift
(United States) Carol Moore Di Zhenxiang / compile
Mother's Day evening, year-old son from kindergarten back out into the fleshy little hand in front of me: "Mom, happy holidays." He looked up, little face out the window early spring as the warm sun in February. Hanjin Jin's hand in his, a small little pieces of sugar, was heart-shape, also engraved on the top three words: I love you.
"Mom, this is Mary to me, I did not willing to eat, afraid of losing, has been Jinjinzuanzhao you eat." He said, while the sugar into my hands. A layer of mist spread out in front of my eyes a bit fuzzy.
"Mom, you do not want to eat it?" His blue eyes staring at me closely, eager to explore the answer from my face. I carefully looked at the piece of pink sugar, brown around the edges, like hanging a layer of soil, I am secretly a little rub with your fingers, but not erased.
"Of course eat friends. Baby." I perfunctory. What is this brown stuff is Zangtu sugar or what accessories?
"Mom, you do not know, in the school bathroom, I almost lose it and it fell to the ground, rolled underneath the sink, take a great of strength to me before you get it out to do." Jubilant son , the proud as if to complete a difficult task.
"I first put it that, while eat right?" Then, I put sugar on the kitchen worktop. Heart Ancun, so I dispose of this sugar, I want to spray a lot more efficient sterilization of detergent, a good wash console. However, how can the son sent away from the front of it, like leave him around like a little shadow.
"You go out and play it, son." I patted his shoulder.
"No, I think your mother." He was adamant.
Son want with me! This cute little man child, I put the past been the cradle, gently rocked to sleep villain children, in the past once fluffy little head looked the villain of my arms to sleep child, pink toot cheeks, innocent smile. He will soon grow up, grow into a strong young man and then leave. Well, Carol, I quietly said to myself, enjoy a good piece of candy, even though it is dirty, the above bacteria than the toilet may be even more on a washer, but this is left to your son special gift, He took the whole day, and happily eat it, otherwise his son will be sad.
Has been determined, I turned resolutely toward the kitchen desk, on hand to touch the sugar in the moment, the doorbell rang, and her husband back, "Hey, how was today, baby?" He asked, casually came to hand, grabbed the piece of candy, into his mouth, smiling, chewing up, I took a deep breath: "Very good, especially if you come back, and I feel really great. "I tell the truth. Husband does not care, in the kitchen in a circle, Duojin the study. Left me and my son.
"Sorry, son, I did not personally try to give you my gift." I said, "but I no thanks, thank you, baby."
"Never mind, mother." He magnanimously said, "In fact, it does not taste good, my friends Ryan, everyone licking a few bites, we all do that, so I decided to take it as a gift to you. "
参考资料：《读者》2011 10期