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Now the Special English program American Stories. Today's story is called the Lost Phoebe. It was written by Theodore Dricer. Here is Sharp O'Neal to tell you the story.

Old Henry Wright sighter? and his wife Phoebe loved one another the way people do who have lived together a long long time. They were simple farm people. Their world was their fruit trees, corn field and backyard1 with its pigs and chickens. The rest of their world was faraway like stars in the sky.

Sometimes Henry worried about death. During his worries, he would raise his old voice and say "Phoebe, where is my corn pipe? You are always taking things that belong to me". "Now you hush2, Henry," his wife would say, "If you keep talking my bad, I will go away. And then what would you do? There is nobody to look after you. You can't find it on the table where you put it." Old Henry knew his wife would never leave him. The only leaving he felt was death. He often wondered how he could live without Phoebe. In the evening, when he went to the door to see that there was safely shut-in, it warmed his heart to know Phoebe was there with him. When Henry moved during the night, she always spoke3 to him "Now, Henry, be quiet. You are as jumpy as a chicken." "Well, I cannot sleep, Phoebe". "If you stop rolling around so much, you will sleep. Then I can get some rest too." Knowing she was there, beside him in the dark made Henry quiet again.

When she wanted him to get a pillow4 or water, Henry liked to say "Do this, do that.Always asking me to do something. Women are never satisfied5". Phoebe would smile. She could see the inner6 happiness shining in his eyes. Henry talked sharply7, but he never forgot to get water and wood for the fire. In this way, they lived happily in their simple world.

One day, in the early spring, Phoebe became sick and died. Old Henry watched them put her body in the earth. Neighbors asked Henry to come and live with them. But he would not live. He wanted to be near the place where his Phoebe lay in the earth. He tried to work around the farm, but it was difficult to return to an empty house at night. At night he read the newspaper, but most of the time, he just sat, looking at the floor, wondering where Phoebe was and how soon he would die.

For five months, he lived like this. Then there was a change. It happened one night after he had gone to bed. There was a bright moon in the sky, its silver light fell on the old chair and table in the bedroom. The moonlight on the chair and the half open door made a shadow, the shadow looked like Phoebe. She was sitting by the table, the way she had done so many times before.

"Phoebe," he called in a weak voice, "have you come back?" The shadow in the chair did not move. Henry got up and slowly walked toward8 it. When he came near the table, he saw that there was nothing on the chair but his old coat. Another night, he thought he saw her again. He felt a soft wind blow in the room. When the wind blew away, the shadow of Phoebe went away too. A third night, when he was sleeping, she came to the bed and put her hand on his head. "Oh, my Henry," she said gently, "I am sorry you are alone". He awoke and was sure he saw her leave the room. Phoebe had come back.

Night after night he waited. Then one morning he awoke with a surpring new thought. Perhaps she was not dead, perhaps Phoebe had just gone away. They had argued about the corn in wild and she had left the house. Yes, that was it. She was always making jokes about leaving him. This time she had really gone.

That morning, he started to walk to the nearest neighbors. "Why, hello, Henry," said farmer Dodge9, he was taking grain to market. "Where are you going this morning?" "Have you seen Phoebe?" asked Henry. "Phoebe who?" Farmer Dodge knew Henry's Phoebe was dead.

"My Phoebe", Henry said "Whom do you think I mean?"

"You must be joking", said farmer Dodge. "You cannot be talking about your Phoebe. She is dead."

"Dead? Not my Phoebe. She left me this morning while I was sleeping. We argued about my corn ?fight last night, and that is why she left. But I can find her. She went over to Martild Rayce's farm. Yes, that is where she is." Henry started to walk fast down the road.

"The poor old man is sick in his mind", Dodge said to himself. "He has been leaving alone too long". Henry met no one until he reached Martild's farm. His Phoebe and Martihild Rayce had been good friends. Phoebe must be here. He opened the gate and walked to the house. Martild opened the door. "Why, Henry,?? . What a surprise!"

"Is Phoebe here?", Henry asked.

"Phoebe? Which Phoebe?"

"Why, my Phoebe of course." Henry smiled a little. "You do not have to keep it a secret. She is here, isn't she?" he looked inside the house.

"Well," Martild Rayce said "You poor old man, come in and sit down. I like to get you some coffee and food. I will take you to Phoebe. I know where she is. While Martild was working in the kitchen, she talked to Henry. But he was not listening. He was thinking about Phoebe. He decided10 she was not there. "I will go now", he said, getting up, "I think she went over to the Mary Farm". Then he was out on the road again.

It was like this for many weeks. Every night he returned to his house to see if Phoebe had come back, soon everyone in the area knew old Henry and answered his questions. "I have not seeing her", they would say, or "No, Henry, she has not been here today."

For several years Henry walked in the sun and rain, looking for Phoebe. His white hair grew longer and longer. His black hat was the brown color of the earth and his clothes were dusty11 and torn.

It was in the seventh year of looking when Henry came to ??? . It was late at night and he was tired and sleepy. Years of walking and very little food had made him thin. Each passing year seemed to bring him closer to Phoebe. Tonight he felt that Phoebe was nearer than she had ever been before. After a while, he fell asleep with his head resting on his knees. When he awoke, it was still dark. The moon shone brightly through the trees. Henry saw a light move across the road, it danced through the woods. Was it Phoebe? He jumped up, he was sure he could see her in that light. Yes, there she was, the young Phoebe he had known12 many years ago. Suddenly he remembered her young beauty, her warm friendly smile, the blue dress she had worn13 the day he first met her.

"Phoebe", he called "have you really come? Have you really answered me?" He began to feel young and strong again. He went to follow the moving light. Then a soft wind blew through the leaves and she was gone. "Phoebe", he cried, "Do not leave me, please, please stay with me!" He went as fast as his old legs would go. When he came to the top of the hill, he looked down into the valley of shadows below. Tears of happiness came into his eyes when he saw Phoebe again. Yes, there she was, down in the valley, smiling up at him. She was in the same blue dress. She waved her hand and seemed to say "Come, come with me."

Henry felt the strong pull of the new world where he and Phoebe were always be-together, he gave a happy cry "Wait, Phoebe, wait. I am coming".

The next day, some farmer boys found Henry at the bottom of the hill. His body was broken. There was a soft happy smile on his face, the same smile he had known when Phoebe was alive.

You have just heard the Lost Phoebe written by Theodore Dricer. It was published by World Publishing Company in 1947 in the book Best Short Stories of Theodore Dricer. Your story teller14 was Sharp O'Neal. This story is copyrighted15. All rights reserved16 for VOA Special English. This is Shirelly Greefeik.


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1 backyard hymz8B     
n.后院,后庭
参考例句:
  • I parked the car in the backyard.我把汽车停在后院。
  • The residents didn't want a new factory in their backyard.居民不希望在他们住地附近建新工厂。
2 hush ecMzv     
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
参考例句:
  • A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
  • Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去!
3 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 pillow p2rzd     
n.枕头;枕垫;vt.作…的枕头;垫;枕于;vi.靠在枕上
参考例句:
  • He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.他脑袋一碰枕头就睡着了。
  • She was found asleep on a pillow of leaves.有人看见她枕着树叶睡着了。
5 satisfied YjLzFT     
adj.满意的,满足的;清偿过的;确信的,毫无疑问的v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • She's never satisfied with what she's got. 她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
  • He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。
6 inner 96Mxs     
adj.内部的,里面的;内在的,内心的;精神的
参考例句:
  • The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
  • Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.另一些人到深山中去,寻求新的精神生活。
7 sharply UiRziL     
adj.锐利地,急速;adv.严厉地,鲜明地
参考例句:
  • The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
  • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
8 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
9 dodge q83yo     
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计
参考例句:
  • A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪,才没被车从身上辗过。
  • The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。
10 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
11 dusty NuczPf     
adj.积满灰尘的;无聊的,含糊的,粉末状的
参考例句:
  • He was pulling dead roots from the dusty earth.他正在从土中拔出枯死的根茎。
  • One spring it was very windy and dusty here.有一年春天这里风沙很大。
12 known hpKzdc     
adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
参考例句:
  • He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
  • He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
13 worn seCzJu     
adj.用旧的,疲倦的;vbl.wear的过去分词
参考例句:
  • The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
  • My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。
14 teller yggzeP     
n.银行出纳员;(选举)计票员
参考例句:
  • The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
  • The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。
15 copyrighted 32701401a789dc816ef17a1195e74c82     
获得…的版权( copyright的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材。
  • Why is it common for students to download copyrighted music? 为什麽学生下载有版权的音乐如同家常便饭?
16 reserved NSczV     
adj.预订的;矜持的;储藏着的v.保留[储备]某物( reserve的过去式)
参考例句:
  • The star has a ski slope reserved exclusively for her. 这位明星有一个专门留给她的滑雪场地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is very reserved. He does not say much. 他是个拘谨的人,不爱多说话。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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