有一天天气闷热, 我將冰淇淋舀进锥筒, 告诉我的四个小孩, 他們可以从我這里用拥抱＂购买＂一筒．於是, 孩子們马上排起了队來购买．较小的三个孩子每人很快的抱了我一下, 抓过冰淇淋筒就跑到外面去了．最后轮到排在队尾十年的大儿子來＂买＂冰淇淋时, 他拥抱了我二下．＂不用找了, ＂他笑着說．

　　Keep the Change

　　One sweltering day, I was scooping ice cream into cones and told my four children they could ＂buy＂ a cone from me for a hug. Almost immediately, the kids lined up to make their purchases. The three youngest each gave me a quick hug, grabbed their cones and raced back outside. But when my teen-age son at the end of the line finally got his turn to ＂buy＂ his ice cream, he gave me two hugs. ＂Keep the changes,＂ he said with a smile.