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The Bicycle
When I was nine I needed to earn some money,so I asked Mr.Miceli,the
news paper publisher in my Chicago neighbourhood,about an after-school paper route.He agreed
only if I had a bicycle.
My dad bought me a used bike,but right after that he fell ill and couldn't teach me to
ride Mr.Miceli,however,merely asked to see the bike.So I walked to his garage,showed it to
him and got the job.
At first,I filled my delivery bag with rolled papers over the handlebars and walked my
bike down the sidewalks.But pushing a bike with a load of papers was awkward,after a few
days I borrowed Mom's two-wheeled shopping cart.
It took me longer to make my deliveries by cart,but I didn't mind.I sent each paper to
its proper destination.In rain or snow,I put Dad's old raincoat over the cart to keep the papers dry.
I got to meet everyone in the neighborhood--working-class people of Italian,German or
Polish origins who were invariably kind to me
When Dad retumned from the hospital,he was too weak to resume his original job.Now
we needed every penny we could raise to pay bills,so we sold the bike.Mr.Miceli must
have known I wasn't using a bike,but he said nothing about it to me.
On the Thursday evening before Christmas.1951,I rang my first customer's doorbell.
Even though the lights were on,nobody answered,so I went on to the next house.No answer,nor
did anyone respond at the next family on my route,or the one after.
I was very worried:I had to pay for my papers every Friday.And while it was
almost Christmas,I never thought that everyone would be out shopping.So I was very happy
when.going up the walkway to Mr.Gordon's house,I heard music and voices.I rang the bell.
The door flew open,and Mr Gordon dragged me inside.
After walking the bicycle home,I opened those envelopes.
一、故事概要
The story is a personal narrative of a young person's experience with a newspaper route in
Chicago.
二、主要人物:
1.Protagonist in the story (name not provided):In the story,the protagonist is a nine-y