THIÊN THẦN TRONG BỘ QUÂN PHỤC

In 1949, my father had just returned home from the war. On every American highway you could see the soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families, as was the custom at that time in America.

Năm 1949, từ chiến trường cha tôi trở về nhà. Trên khắp nẻo đường nước Mỹ, bạn có thể thấy những người lính trong bộ quân phục đang đón xin đi nhờ xe để trở về với gia đình mình, đấy là chuyện quen thuộc lúc bấy giờ ở Mỹ.

MỘT LY SỮA

A GLASS OF MILK

Truyện song ngữ

Bác sĩ Howard Kelly

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”