第32章 父子伙伴情 1（第1页）

第32章父子伙伴情（1）

ABoyandHisFatherBeePartners

拉尔夫·穆迪RalphMody

Ilikeallkindsofchocolate。Bestofall，though，Ilikebitterbakinghtabarofit，andsomehowI’tstopthinkingaboutit。

IiheasrightthenIgottheidea。Icouldwhakofftheendofthatbarofotherwouldbesuretomissit，butbeforeshehadanyideawhohaddo，IfessI’dtakenit。ProbablyIwouldaspanking。

Iwaitedufeedingthes。ThenIthtI’dgoinforadrithebardown，butIheardMjustwhenIhadthekowhack。SoIslippedthechotothefrontofmyshirtaquickly。BeforeIwentbacktohelpFather，Iwenttothebarnaethere。

Alltherestofafternoon，IdidolookatFather。Everytimehespokeitmademejump。Myhandsbeganshakingsomuchthatheaskedmewhatwasthematter。Itoldhimitwasjustthatmyhandswereewhedidn’tbelieveme，aimehelookedmywaymyheartstartedpounding。Ididn’twaeawantedacetoputitbackwithoutbeingcaught。

Oforthecows，Icalmeddownalittleandkbetter。ItoldmyselfthatIhadolenthewholebarofchocolate，becauseImeanttotakeonlyalittlepiece。That’sasmuchasIwouldhavetaken，tooifMotherhadn’tealongwhenshedid。IfIputbackthewholebar，Iwouldn’thavedohing>

Ioputitallback。Butjustthinkingsomuchaboutademytoastethesmoothbitter。IgotthinkingthatifIslicedabouthalfaninchofftheendkhermighticeit。

IwastowherethecohenIrememberedwhatFatherhadsaidohefamilymoneywasminebecauseIhadhelpedtoearnit。Whywouldn’titbeallrighttofigurethebarofchocolatehadbeenboughtwithmyowseemedt。

ButbythetimeIhadthecowsheadedhome，IhadbeguntaiotherailroadtraIdecidedtoleavethewholemattertotheLord。IpickedupadriedsoapweedstalkwithseedpodsonitanddecidedIwouldthrowitupintotheairandtakemyordersfromthewayitlapoiakethewholebarback。Ifitpoih，I’dtakehalfaninchofftheend。Ifitpoi，I’dboughtthebarwithmyowwouldokeepit。

IswualkashighasIcould。Whepoilywest—butalittlesouth。

ThatnightI’tsleep。Ikepttryingtorememberhowmuchthatstalkhadreallybeenpointih。AtlastIgotup，slippedoutintotheyard，andtooktheaxfromthegbloIwentintotthechocolate。Itookitoutsideandlaiditonthelowerrailofthece。ThemoongaveenoughlightformetoseewhatIwasdoing。

JustasIwasstartingtocut，Fathersaid：“Son！”