One day, when Mary was taking a walk down the lane, trying to sing her doll to sleep, she met Frank, with his basket and cane.Frank was a poor, little, lame boy.His father and mother were dead.His dear, old grandma took care of him, and tried to make him happy.Every day,Mary’s mother filled Frank’s basket with bread and meat, and a little tea for his grandma.“How do you do, Frank?” said Mary.“Don’t make a noise; my doll is going to sleep. It is just a little sick to-day.”“Well, then, let us whistle it to sleep.”And Frank, taking a willow whistle out of his pocket, blew a long note.“Oh, how sweet!” cried Mary. “Do let me try.”
一天，玛丽在小巷里一边散步，一边唱着歌哄她的娃娃睡觉，她遇到了手提篮子和拐杖的弗兰克。弗兰克是个又穷又小的残疾男孩。他的爸爸和妈妈已经去世了，由亲爱的老奶奶照顾，他的奶奶想方设法让弗兰克过得快乐。每一天，玛丽的妈妈在弗兰克的篮子里装满面包、肉类和一些茶，捎给他的奶奶。“你好，弗兰克。”玛丽说，“小声点儿，我的娃娃正要睡觉。她今天生了点小病。”“好，那么我们吹口哨来哄她睡觉吧。”于是，弗兰克从他的口袋里拿出来一个柳木哨子，吹出了一串长音。“噢，多美的声音啊！”玛丽说道，“让我也试试。”
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