Sally, only eight years old, heard Mommy and Daddy talking about her little brother, Georgie. He was very  31  and they had done what they could to save his life. Only a very  32 surgery (外科手術(shù)) could help him now but they had no money to  33 it. She heard Daddy whisper  34  , “Only  a miracle (奇跡) can save him now.”

Sally went to her bedroom and  35  her piggy-bank (存錢罐) from its hiding place. She  36 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  37  out of her house and made her way to the corner  38   store.

“I want to buy a miracle to save my brother,” said Sally.

“We don’t sell miracles here. I can’t 39  you,” said the pharmacist (藥劑師).

There was a well-dressed man who was in the store. He  40  and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“Sorry, I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. 41  my family can’t pay for it, so I have my money,” Sally answered, 42  coming down her cheek.

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and eleven cents,” Sally answered, 43  . “Well, what a coincidence (巧合) ,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents is the exact price of a(n) 44  to save your little brother.” He took her money and said, “ 45  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. ”

That man was a 46  surgeon (外科醫(yī)生) , specializing in treating Georgie’s illness. The operation was completed without 47  and it wasn’t long until Georgie was home again and doing well. “That  48  ,”Sally’s mommy said, “is like a miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost.”

Sally smiled. She knew 49   how much a miracle cost … plus the 50  of a little child.