It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose everything. It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes.
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
I went back to making sandwiches, thinking that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful stride toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour: walk carefully to the woods, run back to the house.
Finally I couldn't take it any longer and I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing sight. Several large deer loomed（隐约可见） in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. And I saw a tiny fawn（小鹿） lying on the ground, obviously suffering from dehydration（脱水） and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.
When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a spigot（龙头，栓） that we had shut off the water to. Billy opened it all the way up and a small trickle began to creep out. He knelt there, letting the drip, drip slowly fill up his makeshift "cup." When he stood up and began the trek back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes just filled with tears.
"I'm not wasting," was all he said.
As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops…… more drops…… and more.
All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm…… just like the actions of one little boy saved another.
相关单词：creeks
creeks解释：n.小湾( creek的名词复数 )；小港；小河；小溪
creeks例句：
The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：loomed
loomed解释：v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
loomed例句：
A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：fawn
fawn解释：n.未满周岁的小鹿；v.巴结，奉承
fawn例句：
A fawn behind the tree looked at us curiously.树后面一只小鹿好奇地看着我们。
He said you fawn on the manager in order to get a promotion.他说你为了获得提拔，拍经理的马屁。
相关单词：dehydration
dehydration解释：n.脱水，干燥
dehydration例句：
He died from severe dehydration.他死于严重脱水。
The eyes are often retracted from dehydration.眼睛常因脱水而凹陷。
相关单词：exhaustion
exhaustion解释：n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述
exhaustion例句：
She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。
相关单词：trickle
trickle解释：vi.淌，滴，流出，慢慢移动，逐渐消散
trickle例句：
The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
相关单词：trek
trek解释：vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
trek例句：
We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
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