Aneightyearoldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardhedaddysaytoher 36 motherwithwhispereddesperation“ 37 amiraclecansavehimnow”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She 38 allthechangeoutonthefloorandcounteditcarefully.Thenshe 39 herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore.
“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.
“It’s 40 mylittlebrother”thegirlansweredback.“He’sreallyreallysickandheisstillinhospitalsoIwanttobuya 41 .HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething 42 growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.”“Wedon’t 43 miraclesherechild.I’msorry”thechemistsaidsmiling 44 atthelittlegirl.
Intheshopwasa 45 customer.Hestooped(=bent)downandaskedthelittlegirl“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother 46 ?”“Idon’tknow”shereplied.“He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneeds 47 .Butmydaddycan’tpayforitsoIhavebroughtmy 48 .”
“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.
“Onedollarandelevencents 49 Icantryandgetsomemore”sheansweredquietly.
“Wellwhatacoincidence”smiledtheman.“Adollarandelevencentsthe 50 priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers. 51 metowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand 52 yourparents.”ThatwelldressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrongasurgeon.Theoperationwascompletedwithout 53 anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas 54 againanddoingwell.
Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost…onedollarandelevencents…plusthe 55 ofalittlechild.