第32章父子伙伴情（1）
ABoyandHisFatherBeePartners
拉尔夫·穆迪RalphMody
Ilikeallkindsofchocolate。Bestofall，though，Ilikebitterbakinghtabarofit，andsomehowI’tstopthinkingaboutit。
IiheasrightthenIgottheidea。Icouldwhakofftheendofthatbarofotherwouldbesuretomissit，butbeforeshehadanyideawhohaddo，IfessI’dtakenit。ProbablyIwouldaspanking。
Iwaitedufeedingthes。ThenIthtI’dgoinforadrithebardown，butIheardMjustwhenIhadthekowhack。SoIslippedthechotothefrontofmyshirtaquickly。BeforeIwentbacktohelpFather，Iwenttothebarnaethere。
Alltherestofafternoon，IdidolookatFather。Everytimehespokeitmademejump。Myhandsbeganshakingsomuchthatheaskedmewhatwasthematter。Itoldhimitwasjustthatmyhandswereewhedidn’tbelieveme，aimehelookedmywaymyheartstartedpounding。Ididn’twaeawantedacetoputitbackwithoutbeingcaught。
Oforthecows，Icalmeddownalittleandkbetter。ItoldmyselfthatIhadolenthewholebarofchocolate，becauseImeanttotakeonlyalittlepiece。That’sasmuchasIwouldhavetaken，tooifMotherhadn’tealongwhenshedid。IfIputbackthewholebar，Iwouldn’thavedohing>
Ioputitallback。Butjustthinkingsomuchaboutademytoastethesmoothbitter。IgotthinkingthatifIslicedabouthalfaninchofftheendkhermighticeit。
IwastowherethecohenIrememberedwhatFatherhadsaidohefamilymoneywasminebecauseIhadhelpedtoearnit。Whywouldn’titbeallrighttofigurethebarofchocolatehadbeenboughtwithmyowseemedt。
ButbythetimeIhadthecowsheadedhome，IhadbeguntaiotherailroadtraIdecidedtoleavethewholemattertotheLord。IpickedupadriedsoapweedstalkwithseedpodsonitanddecidedIwouldthrowitupintotheairandtakemyordersfromthewayitlapoiakethewholebarback。Ifitpoih，I’dtakehalfaninchofftheend。Ifitpoi，I’dboughtthebarwithmyowwouldokeepit。
IswualkashighasIcould。Whepoilywest—butalittlesouth。
ThatnightI’tsleep。Ikepttryingtorememberhowmuchthatstalkhadreallybeenpointih。AtlastIgotup，slippedoutintotheyard，andtooktheaxfromthegbloIwentintotthechocolate。Itookitoutsideandlaiditonthelowerrailofthece。ThemoongaveenoughlightformetoseewhatIwasdoing。
JustasIwasstartingtocut，Fathersaid：“Son！”