For Helen, the single mom of four-year-old Luna, money was always tight. As Christmas drew nearer, she kept thinking about how she would not make her daughter d. Finally, Helen had thought of having Luna send a letter to Santa Claus (圣诞老人) by balloon, saying Santa would catch the balloon during his flight through the air on his sled (雪橇).
Helen helped Luna write down all the things she dreamed—candies, a Spider-Man ball, a doll, etc., and then put the p into a red balloon. It was a cold morning. As they released the wishes to the sky, Luna whispered, "Dear Santa, please do find and take my balloon with you soon, will you?" The thing was, Helen herself hadn't expected anyone to find the balloon.
After a simple Christmas, the calendar turned to another year. One day in January, a friend called Helen e, "Log onto (登录) Facebook! Guess what? A man called Alvin found Luna's balloon! He wants to send Luna gifts!"
In surprise, Helen logged onto Facebook and then she saw Alvin had posted (发布) the pictures of Luna's red balloon and note, asking about Luna. Thousands of people from all over the country reposted them. Some commented in Alvin's page, "Back then we were just like Luna. We had also hoped in our childhood that magic Santa would show up in front of us and realize our dream after hearing our pray. Why don't we just act as Santa o this time and bring magic to little Luna? Alvin, please count us in!" Helen went over all the posts in tears. Loneliness and helplessness had tailed her all the way, but they were g for the first time. A stream of warmth flowed inside her.
Helen contacted Alvin who had gone all the way to find her family for the past one month and told Luna, "Santa d your balloon by accident. But how lucky you are! One of his elves (精灵) found it and will help realize your dream!"
Who could have ever imagined that a balloon would bring the s this close? In April, Alvin headed to Helen. That morning, just as chilly as the day Luna released her balloon, in front of Helen's house, Alvin and his wife got out of the car with a box full of gifts in their hands. Luna ran out to meet them happily. "Is this what you wanted for Christmas, Luna?" Helen asked. "Absolutely!" Luna exclaimed.
