It's Sunday afternoon. It's my son's ninth birthday today. I go into a cake shop to buy a big birthday cake for him.
There 1 a lot of people in the shop. When I am looking for a cake, I find a little boy watching the cakes for a long time. He is 2 old clothes. At last he chooses a cake. Then he gives money to the girl shopkeeper and says to 3 , " I want the 4 cake.
"Sorry, the cake is 15 yuan, but you only have 10 yuan, " says the shopkeeper.
"I. . . I have no more money, " says the little boy and he begins to cry "Oh, my boy. Who would you like to 5 the birthday cake for?" I ask.
"My 6 , madam. "
"7 doesn't she come and buy one?"
"My father left(离开) us three years ago, " the boy says. "We don't have much 8 . My mother has to 9 from morning to night every day. She celebrates(庆祝) my birthday every year, but she never celebrates hers. It's her birthday tomorrow. I want to buy a small cake for her. But I don't have enough money. . . .
"Oh. my boy! I'm your 10 friend and I work with her. " I say. "I will buy her a nice birthday cake. " I give the money to the shopkeeper and leave the shop.
