"Kay 's Parcel" Picture Story

"Kay 's Parcel" Picture Story

After the war, there were almost nothing left in the town of Oster in the Netherlands, and the inhabitants of the town kept their livelihoods by cabbage and potatoes. They make up the old clothes and make up, no sugar, milk and soap, and no new shoes.

A spring morning, the tulip opened a big and beautiful, postman Klein Hong in the cobbled paved streets, struggling to pedal the bike. "Hey!" He shouted, "Kay 's parcel - sent by the United States!

"The United States?" Asked: "Who will send me a parcel from the United States?" "Children's Relief Association." The postman replied, "American children collect many things that are hard to find in the Netherlands and send them here You're a lucky little girl.

Kay took the parcel and touched the three capital letters "U.S.A." (US). She whispered: "That is a wealthy country," Kaiqi's mother came, urging to say: "quickly open to see." Kaiqi tear off the brown wrapping paper, open the lid, come up with "a piece of soap "" Oh, "said the mother," you do not have to bathe the kind of rough things that we do.

Kaye took the second thing - "a pair of wool socks!" "This is extravagant it!" Postman Klein said, "After the war began, the Netherlands became a country without socks." From the library, revealing the bare yo. Kay and put his hand into the box, and took out - "Chocolate!" The mother smelled and sighed: "For years there was no smell of chocolate."

"I am also." Kay said she remembered the soft and sweet taste of chocolate, saliva almost flow out, really want to immediately bite a mouthful of the taste of the chocolate, The However, she saw her mother and postman Klein Hong are smiling at her, so, Kaiqi made a decision. While she had not changed her mind before, she quickly peeled the chocolate and handed them, and then the three people together with the xx that almost forgotten taste.

Postman Klein Hong pointed to the box and said, "There's something in it." Kaiqi took out a letter from it.

Dear Dutch friends: hope these gifts will make your days glorious. Your American friend Joe Rossi United States Indiana Mayfield Mayfield Aim Street 123.

The postman nodded: "Yes ah, Rossi's parcel makes my day a glorious day." "I am also," said the mother. "I'll tell him soon," Kaye made the decision. "I'll write to Rossi."

Dear American friends: Thank you for sending the soap and socks, especially the chocolate. Dutch this time can not buy sugar, so sweet things particularly precious. My mother and postman Klein Hong also like it. Your Dutch friend Shi Kaiqi.

After a few weeks, summer was gone, the weather became hot and bright. The inhabitants of the town of Oster boiled cabbage and dug potatoes, but thought of bread and meat.

One morning, Kai Qi and my mother were busy pulling tulips, remove the stems, and the bulb classified into the bag.

At this time, the postman Klein Hong and riding a bike over, "there are wrapped it!" He shouted, "Kay and there is a United States sent the parcel!

His cry was caused by Mr. Delan, and Mrs. Delan had the attention of the five of them. Everyone around the side of Kaiqi, looking at her excited to open this larger package.