365个英语简短小故事-172. The Christmas Gift (1)

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It was¹ Christmas day. Kayleen had² invited³ her boyfriend⁴ Hugo over for Christmas dinner. He arrived a little after 1:00. He was carrying a big plastic⁵ bag. He put the bag on the floor inside⁶ her front door. She looked at the bag, but she didn’t ask what was in it. They had already⁷ agreed⁸ not to give each other gifts; they were trying to save⁹ money for a down payment¹⁰ on a house after they got¹¹ married¹². They hugged¹³ each other.

Hugo asked Kayleen to give him a kiss¹⁴. "No," she said¹⁵. He asked her if she knew what day it was. Of course¹⁶, she replied¹⁷; it was Christmas day. No, he told her, it was actually¹⁸ “Kissmas” day—that’s why she should kiss him. She laughed, and gave¹⁹ him a big kiss. She went back into the kitchen to continue²⁰ with her dinner preparation²¹. He turned on the bedroom TV and hoped²² that there was something interesting to watch; five minutes later²³, his nose was in a book.

A while²⁴ later, Kayleen entered²⁵ the bedroom and said, “Let’s go for a walk in the park.” It was a beautiful day—blue sky, some white clouds, and about 66 degrees²⁶. Who needs snow when you can have this, Hugo thought²⁷.