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She used to sleep on the sidewalk of the post office. I could smell her beforeclose. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I seldom saw her talk with others. If she was not asleep, she talked to. What a poor old lady! She must be upset and hungry.
One Thanksgiving, we had lots of foodover. The old lady came into my mind. She might be still hungry. So I packed the food up and drove over to theStreet. I knew she would stay at the same place and I would find her. "I've brought you some food." However, the old woman didn't seem to be very excited about this. "Oh, thank you very much, but someone has given me foodand I'm quite full now. Why don't you take it to someone else who needs it?
Her words were clear and herwere gracious (亲切的). Soon her head sank into her arms again. I was the only person who didn't know what to say. An old lady who was clearly down on her luck stillothers. Why don't more of us do that?
