【美国故事】布鲁克林的圣诞节 (2/6)

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Francy
Brooklyn
Christmas EveA week before Christmas, evergreen trees began arriving in Francy's part of Brooklyn. Christmas tree sellers tied ropes along the street. They put the green trees against the ropes and sold them to people who walked by. All day, the sellers walked up and down their little street of trees. The air all around smelled of the sharp green branches, the smell of Christmas. A few people stopped to choose a tree. They would ask the seller to keep it for them until the day before Christmas. Then they will take their tree home and cover it with colorful paper, glass balls and lights. Some people stopped to ask the prices of trees. But most people came just to look at the trees, to touch them or break a tiny branch to release the wonderful smell. The air was full of the fresh green smell of the trees. The poor little street in Francy's neighborhood was truly wonderful for a while. There was a cruel custom in Francy's part of Brooklyn. It was about the Christmas trees that had not been sold by 12 o'clock midnight on Christmas Eve. A custom was this, after midnight, the sellers would give away the unsold trees to children, but getting one was not easy. The seller would throw a tree at a child who wanted it. If you caught it without falling down, you could keep it. But if you fell down, you gave up your chance for a free tree.