奶奶的爱少儿英语故事奶奶的爱少儿英语故事WehadmovedfromCairotoMt.Vernon,Illinois,awayfrommygrandmotherwhenIwaseightyearsold.Imissedherterribly.IwastoldIwasherfavoritegrandchild;shewasmyfavorite“Granny.”ShewasmyFather’smother.Twoyearslatermymotherandfatherseparatedandtheyweresoondivorced.Ifeltasifmyworldwasfallingapart.Myheartachedforthatpartofmethatwasslippingaway.Mothermusthavesensedmylonging,forshewouldtakemylittlebrotherandmebacktovisitmyGrannyonoccasions,evenafterthedivorce.IwasalwaysawareGrannylovedus.Itwassomethingyoucouldfeelwithyourheart,evenwhenyourworldwasturnedupsidedown.Shedidn’tliveinafancyhouseorhaveexpensivethings,butInevernoticed;IjustknewshelovedmeandIlovedherback.Wehadlived,foratime,nextdoortoherandgrandpainaduplexwhilemyfatherwasawayduringWorldWarII.Grannyhadneverhadverymuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialthings.Butitwasthelittlethingsshegavemethathadalwaysmattered.Thingslikelettingmedipmyfingersinthesugarbowl,whichwasalwayssittingonhertableorthecoffeesheletmesipfromhercup.SheallowedmetositontopofherkitchentableasIpartookofthoseprivileges.Grannytookthetimetoexplainthefunctionofherweathervane,hangingonthewall,whichpredictedtheupcomingweather.Howthatlittlewoodenboyandgirlknewwhatdoortocomeoutof,whenitwasgoingtorain,amazedme.ButGrannyunderstood.Shealsohadavinegarcruetthatsathighonashelfthatwasbeautiful,inmyeyes;IaskedifIcouldhaveitsomeday.Itwasgiventomeinaboxafterherfuneral.Sheremembered;loveislikethat.IusedtospendalotoftimewithGrannywhenwelivedinCairo,nextdoortoherandgranndpa,intheduplex.Buttimesandthingshadchanged.Grandpahaddied;welivedahundredmilesaway,anddad,heryoungestson,mydaddy,nolongerlivedwithus.Ididn’tgettoseedadmuch,andIdon’tknowifGrannygottoseehimveryofteneither.But,hewasherson,andIknewshelovedhim.Loveislikethat;itcanseepastthepain.Thoughshedidn’thavemuch,neitherdidwe,butshedidsomethingformybrother,Tommieandme.Iwillalwaysremember;shesavedherpenniesinaglassjar.IamsureGrannycouldhaveusedthosepenniesherselfbutshesavedthemtogiveuswhenwecametovisit.BecauseIwastheoldest