It was one week before Teachers' Day. Tom's mother was very busy. But she didn't forget to buy cards for her son's teachers. She drove to a gift store on her way home from work. When she came back, she put the cards on the table in the living room. She was so busy that she did not have time to write them.
When Tom came home from school, she said to him, "Here are the cards for your teachers, and here are some stamps, a pen and our book of addresses. Can you write the cards when I am cooking the dinner? "Tom did not say anything, but walked out of the living room and went into his room. Tom's mother was a little unhappy, but she did not say anything either. She knew that her son always talked little. She was just thinking how to teach Tom to be thankful and make him write the cards.
A few minutes later, Tom came back with a box full of cards. All of them had addresses and stamps on them. Tom's mother was very surprised and asked, "Oh, what are these? " "Mom, " Tom answered, "I bought the cards and wrote all of them a few days ago. " Hearing this, his mother was very moved and said, "____. "