短篇英语美文欣赏：祖父的蜜蜂Grandpas bee
祖父的蜜蜂Grandpas beeA long time before I was born, my Grandma and grandpa moved into the house
on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family-of 4 little girls .The little girls
Slept in the attic in a big feather bed.It was cold there on winter night.
Grandma put hot bricks underd the covers at the foot of the bed to keep the
little girls warm.
During the Great Depression,work was Hard to find,so Grandpa did whatever
jobs he could.He dug ditches during the week and on Weekend he and Grandma dug a
garden to grow some of their own food.
The house on Beechwood Avenue had a big Front yard with shade trees and
fruite trees.In the middle of the yard was a water pump where the four little
girls pumped water for cooking, cleaning and watering the garden.On one side of
the yard,Grandma and Grandpa planted tomatoes,beans,squash,cucumbers,peppers and
strawberries to feed their growing family. They planted Roses geraniums lilacs
and irises on the other Side of the yard,around the statue of the Blessed
Mother.
Eveqbody worked to keep the garden growing.All summer long,the family ate
food from the garden and enjoyed the beautiful flowers.Grandma put up strawberry
jam,tomatoes,beans,peppers,pears and peaches in canning jam.They were good to
eat through the long winter.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed,the grandchildren
came to visit. Grandma and Grandpa still planted their garden every
spring.Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some
home.
Grandchilden grow up,and grandparents grow older.It became harder for
Grandma and Grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little
smaller.There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to
enjoy.
Then one sunmmer when Grandpa was eighty-nine years old, all he could do
was watch from his lawn chair as the vegetables grew and the roses
bloomed.Summer slowly faded,and Grandpa died before it was time to bring in the
harvest.
It was a lonely Winter for Grandma. She sat near the window,looking out at
the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring.It would be
hard to care for it by herself. When spring came,she planted only a little
garden.
One sunny day in the early summer, Grandma heard a commotion in the front
yard and looked out the window to see a frightening sight a gigantic swarm of
bees filled the air between two tall trees. There was thousands of bees in the
air,so many that the swarm reached the tree-tops!The buzzingsound was
tremendous.Grandma watched as the bees made their way into a hole up in one of
the trees.Before long,everyone of those bees had disappeard into its new
home.
Grandma wondered what in the world she Could do.Should she hair someone to
get rid of bees?That would cost more than she could afford.She decided to wait
and think it over.
During the next few days,the bees were busy mading their own
business.Grandma could always see a few bees buzzing in and out around the
opening high in the tree.Before long,she decided the bees won't bother anyone,so
she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.
That summer,Grandma's little garden grew and grew.The neighborns would stop
to admire the huge crop of vegetables and puzzle over their own gardens weren't
doing well.No matter,because Grandma had enough give some away.Of
course,everyone who came to visit was treated to a meal of good things from the
garden.
One day,Grandma's brother Frank visited from Arizona.As Granndma made Frank
a delicious lunch of squash pan cakes and home made apple sauce,she told him the
story about the swam of bees.
Frank said，"in Arizona, the famers often hired beekeepers to set up
beehives near their fields.The bees pollinated the crops and helped them to
grow."
That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all
summer..
"So that's why my little garden had such a big crop!"she exclaimed.
From that Time on,Grandma always believed that since Grandpa couldn't be
there to help her that summer,he had sent the bees to take his place and make
Grandma's little garden grow and grow…
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