p070-p071 ＜ LANDMARK English Communication Ⅰ｜啓林館デジタル教科書

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a small party. /

Since they released the balloon, / Desiree asked her

mother / every day, / “Do you think / Daddy has received my balloon?” /

But

after her party, / she stopped asking. /

On the afternoon of January 19th, / her grandmother received / a

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She looked at the return address / but didn’t know

the name. /

She opened the package / and found a letter. /

“For a Dear

Daughter ….” /

Her heart beat. /

Desiree was seated / between her mother and grandmother. /

Her

grandmother said, / “Desiree, / this is for you,” / and handed her the letter. /

“It’s from your daddy.” /

“I know,” / said Desiree. /

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“Happy birthday from your daddy,” / she began. /

“I guess / you must be

wondering / who we are. / Well, / it all started / in November. / My husband, /

Wade, / went hunting ducks. / Guess what he found? / A mermaid balloon /

that you sent your daddy …” /

Her grandmother stopped. /

A single tear

began / to fall down Desiree’s <span class=

“There are no stores in heaven, /

so your daddy wanted someone / to do his shopping for him. / I think / he

picked us / because we live / in a town called Mermaid.” /

Her grandmother read on: / “Your daddy wants you to be happy / and

not to be sad. / He loves you very much / and is always watching over you. /

Lots of love, / the MacKinnons.” /

When her grandmother finished reading, /

she looked at Desiree. /

Desiree said, / “I knew / Daddy wanted to find a

way / to send me a message.” /

Then her grandmother pulled the Little

Mermaid book / from the package. /