New Year was just around the corner. I was second grade then, 7 years old. One day, on my way home from school, a lady gave me a piece of paper saying that theneighborhoodwas asking people to give New Year presents to those who needed them. When I got home, I showed my mother the paper and said that I wanted to take part in this plan. My mother thought this was a very goodideaand encouraged me to spreadkindnessto others less fortunate than us. She said we would become "Neighborhood Angels (天使)".
Several days later, my mother said, "Get ready, and we will go." "Where are we going?" I asked my mother. "I willdriveyou to Boots Department Store to buy something you think would be suitable for a neighborhoodpresent. " she replied. As we went into the store, my mother gave me £20 to pay for the present. Then she said, "I'll see you outside in thecar." She left me alone to do theshopping. I was not used to buying things on my own, as I had always been with one of my parents before. Everything seemed very strange and confusing to me, but I carried on. I asked myself what I should buy and for whom. An idea quickly occurred to me. There was apoorboy called Ralph who lived in our neighborhood. I used to see him often without ajacketduring the freezing winter months, so I decided, then and there, to buy him a warm jacket.
I looked at many jackets and eventually chose a heavy blue one. The price was just within my spending limit. The assistant at the checkout asked, "Is this for someone?", as I paid for the jackethappily. I said it was, and she wished me a Happy New Year. I felt as if I were a real "Neighborhood Angel".
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That evening, my mother helped me pack the jacket in beautiful paper.
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My mother and I waited breathlessly for Ralph's front door to open and finally it opened.
