Narration:It’s snowing on New Year’s Eve. After escaping from the debts, Yang Bailao wants to go home, where his daughter, Xi’ er, is waiting for him.
Xi’ er:The old year is going, and I am so lonely. Daddy has gone out to avoid the debts, and I have been wondering when he would come back.
(Wipe tears with hands.) What a miserable scene! Daddy, Daddy, where are you? Where are you?
Yang Bailao:(With a piece of red hair band in his hand, look back and forward. After feeling safe, come to the door.) Xi’ er, my dear, Daddy comes back. Please open the door.
Xi’ er:(Amazed.) Daddy? Daddy is coming? Really? Is that you,Daddy?
Yang Bailao:Hmm, Xi’ er, did the dog—Huang Shiren come here today?
Xi’ er:(Bring boiled water for Daddy and massage his back.) Yeah, Daddy. They have come for 3 times. Fortunately, they went away when finding it impossible to find you.
Actually, I feel as if we were acting a drama. God oughtn’t to play tricks on the poor like us.
Yang Bailao:Ignore it, dear. Come here to see the present I bought for you.
(Play the episode of the play.)

It was raining pretty hard on Halloween, but that wasn’t going to stop my little sister Kate and me from trick-or-treating. We decided to start at Miss Parson’s house. Miss Parson was loved by us kids who lived nearby because she often shared her self-made cookies with us. We usually finished them in a second, especially when we were hungry after class. Sometimes, when we visited her or did something for her, she always gave us surprise.
Kate and I wondered what kinds of treats she’d offer. As we walked down the street, I held an umbrella, and my sister’s hand, a bag for candy. Jack-o’ -lanterns gave soft light along the street. Spider webs hung in all the windows. Parents who were dressed up like monsters(怪物) stood in doorways. After we had walked a few blocks, we were wet from head to toes, and I felt Kate was trembling with cold.
There was a light on at Miss Parson’ s house, but there were no ghosts, goblins(小妖精), or jack-o’ -lanterns. We climbed up the steps and saw Miss Parson through a window. She was drinking a cup of hot tea.
“Maybe she doesn’t celebrate Halloween,” Kate said with a sigh, disappointedly.
“Well, even if she doesn’t, she usually likes it when we visit her,” I said and knocked on the door.
Miss Parson seemed surprised when she opened the door and saw our dressing. “Is today Halloween?” she asked.“I completely forgot. I am so sorry!”

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Miss Parson rushed us into her house.“It’s cold out here,” she said. My sister’s face was shining from the rain and Miss Parson dried her cheeks. “Thank you,” Kate said. “Trick or treat?”
“Oh,right!Treat,” said Miss Parson in surprise. Then she disappeared for a moment and came back with a big smile on her face. “Open those bags wide,” she said. She dropped two boxes of cocoa (可可) into our bags. “Winter is just around the corner,”she said. “Some hot cocoa will keep you warm.”
“Thank you,” we both said. “Happy Halloween!”
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The next morning, a hot and sweet discussion about Miss Parson and Halloween spread among us kids. We told Mom about how Miss Parson had forgotten Halloween and about what she had given to us and the other kids. “It sounds as if nobody was very upset,even though she forgot Halloween,” said Mom. “No,we were happy,” I said. “Although she didn’t give us candy, it was kind of fun for us all to get something different for a change. I hope it will become a Halloween tradition to give out unusual treats.”