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第35章鹦鹉多莉Dolly
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勒妮·森迪RenéeSunday
Whenmysonurchasedalovelypearlcockatielasapet.WenamedherDollybecauseshehadedotsoneachsideofherfacelikeadoll.
Dollygrewihherendearingandlovingways.Shelovedtosingandwhistleandalwayslookedforsomeochherlittlehead.DollyandIwereespeciallydeachtimesheheardmyvoicesheletoutalong,shrillwolf-whistle.Itwas.Althoughwelovedherverymueecial,wedidrealizequitehowspecialshe>
Oneday,weweresaddenedwhenwefoundoutthatourfriends’littledaughter,Shayna,wasstriwithleukemia.Shayna'spareed;shewasjustfouryearsold.WantingtohelpmyfrieovisitShaynaatthelocal'shospitaleachtimesheuherchemotherapy.TherewaslittleIcoulddootherthancheerherupandbebyhermother'sside.Eaight,IprayedforShayna'scure.
Severalweekslater,myfamilylostourbelovedDollywheopeside.Weseareighborhooddiligentlybuttonoavail.Ourpetwasgoofacethefactthatsuchadelicatelittlebirdotpossiblysurvivethewildf.
FivedayspassedwithnosignofDolly.Welosthopeher,andwemissedhersoverymuch.
ThateveningIreceivedaphoneShayna'smother.
“Ithinkos;vefoundDolly,”
shesaid.
“You'vefoundDolly?”
Icouldhardlybelieveit,“Where?Areyousureit'sher?”
“edotseithersideofherface,right?”
“That'sDolly!”
“I'lltellyouthestorywhenIseeyou.eovernow.”
Theirhousewasfivemilesaway,andIdroveoverimmediately,hopingwithallmyheartthatitreallywasDolly.
WhenIarrived,ifIp;apos;tbelievemyeyes,Ilybelievemyearsbethebirdheardmyvoicesheletoutalongwolf-whistle...Itwasmysweetlittlebird!
Myfriendexplaihadhappened.
“I'vebeenoutmostoftheday,butourbaby-sittertoldusthatShaynawasinthebackyard.Shewasjustsittily,sinp;apos;thavemuergythesedays,whenshesawasmallbirdioldmeshehadbeenfeelingalittlelonelyandhadsaid,‘Lookattheprettybird.os;titbetoseeme?’Ofcourse,itwasDolly,althoughShaynadidn'tknow.AndthebirdflewdirectlytoShayna,landingonhershivingherakissonthecheek.Shayic.”
Myfriendued,“Ourbaby-sittersawthatthebirdwasdomestidmaemptherintoanoldcagewehadinthegarage-shewasgoingtofindahomeforher.
“Igothomeiuaintobed,aoldmethewholestory.Iwasstunned.Iknewhowupsetyou'dbeenaboutDolly.”
Iwassilent,tryiallin.Iwasgratefultoseemylain,buttherewasmore.IkhatherShayherkgthatpoorchildsuffersomudprayingforhereveryday,IhadfinallyaskedGnthatShaynawouldbehealed.IsidereditmiraculousthatwehadreallyfoundDollyagain,butthatHehadsentoursimplelittlebirdtorestonShayna'sshoulderseemedtrulywondrous.ItookitasHispromise,ahatmomentthatShaynawouldrecover.
Today,Shaynaisthirteenyearsoldandcerfree.Dollyisgettingoninyearsforabird,butweseetoitthatshelivesalifeofluxurybecauseitwasthroughherthatwewereallgivegift-thegiftofhope.
儿子小时候,我们给他买了只宠物——一只可爱的珠灰色澳洲鹦鹉。
它的脸颊两侧有橘黄色的斑点,像个洋娃娃,因而我们叫它多莉。
多莉很招人喜爱,大家都很珍爱它。
它喜欢唱歌、吹口哨,还特别喜欢让人挠她的小脑袋。
多莉和我最为亲近,每次听到我的声音,它就吹出一声长而尖的挑逗口哨——这是我们之间独有的打招呼方式。
我们都喜欢多莉,也知道它和别的鸟儿有所不同,但始终不能确定它到底特别在哪里。
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