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A long time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping (包着的) paper. Money was tight and he became very angry when the child tried to decorate (装饰) a box to put 1． the Christmas tree.

However, the little girl 2． the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” The father was 3． by his earlier overreaction (过激的), but his anger rose again when he found out the box was empty. He 4． at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there should be 5．inside?”

The little girl 6． up at him, tears filled in her eyes, and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew 7． into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.” The father was shocked. He put his arms around his little girl, and he 8． for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. Her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years, and whenever he was 9． , he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of his 10． who had put it there.