温馨夜读II PART3 9.The Exact Price of a Miracle for Little Brother

[00:00.73]9.The Exact Price of a Miracle for Little Brother [00:10.20]Tess was a precocious eight-year-old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. [00:17.50]All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money to pay for a very costly surgery. [00:25.77]She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with desperation, “Only a miracle can save him now.” [00:33.29]Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jar. [00:37.20]She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. [00:41.02]Three times, even. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar, [00:45.92]she slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to the pharmacy. [00:50.82]She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy. [00:56.05]Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. [01:00.84]“And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. [01:06.93]“I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen in ages,” he continued. [01:12.27]“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered，” [01:16.95]He’s really, really sick… and I want to buy a miracle.” [01:21.09]“I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist. [01:24.24]“His name is Andrew and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now.” [01:29.26]“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. [01:36.66]“Listen, I have the money to pay for it. Just tell me how much it costs.” [01:42.00]The pharmacist’s brother stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” [01:49.18]“I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up, [01:54.20]“I just know he’s really sick but my Daddy can’t pay for the operation.” [01:58.88]“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. [02:03.56]“One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. [02:07.15]“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man, “A dollar and eleven cents — the exact price of a miracle for your little brother.” [02:15.97]He grasped her hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents.” [02:22.83]That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous surgeon. [02:29.13]The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again. [02:35.03]Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events. [02:38.86]“That surgery,” her Mom whispered, “was a real miracle. [02:43.34]I wonder how much it would have cost?” [02:46.30]Tess smiled. [02:47.94]She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the faith of a little child.

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