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短篇小说：谁才是偷饼干的人？

TheCookieThief

饼干小偷

Awomanwaswaitingatanairportonenight,withseverallonghoursbeforeher

flight.Shehuntedforabookintheairportshops,boughtabagofcookiesand

foundaplacetosit.

Shewasengrossedinherbookbuthappenedtoseethatthemansittingbesideher,

asboldashecouldbe,grabbedacookieortwofromthebaginbetweenthem.She

triedtoignoreittoavoidascene,soshemunchedsomecookiesandwatchedthe

clock,asthegutsycookiethiefkepteating.

Shewasgettingmoreirritatedastheminutestickedby,thinking,“IfIweren,

tsonice,Iwouldblackenhiseyes.itheachcookieshetook,hetookone,

too;whenonlyonewasleft,shewonderedwhathewoulddo.

ithasmileonhisface,andanervouslaugh,hetookthelastcookieandbroke

itinhalf.Heofferedherahalf,andatetheother.Shesnatcheditfronhim

andthought,“Oooh,brother.Thisguyhassomenerveandhessorude!hyhe

didn,tevenshowanygratitude!”

Shehadneverknownwhenshehadbeensoangry,andsighedwithreliefwhenher

flightwascalled.Shegatheredherbelongingsandheadedtothegate,refusing

tolookbackattherudethief.Sheboardedtheplane,sankinherseat,and

lookedforherbook,whichwasalmostcomplete.

Asshereachedinherbaggage,shegaspedwithsurprise-therewasherbagof

cookies,infrontofhereye