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Elizabethlivedwithhersixchildreninasmallhouse.Onewinter,therewasabigflood(洪水),andquiteafewhouseswerewashedaway,butElizabeth'shousewashighenoughtoescapeit.

Elizabethhelpedoneofthefamilieswhichhadlosteverything.Shesharedherhomeuntilthefamilycouldbuildanewhouse.Elizabeth'sfriendscouldnotunderstandhersinceshealreadyhadsomanychildrentotakecare.

"Well,"Elizabethexplainedtoherfriends,attheendofWorldWarII,therewasapoorwomaninatowninEngland.Herhusbandhadbeenkilledinthewarandshehadalotofchildren,justlikemenow.ThedaybeforeChristmas,thiswomansaidtoherchildren,“Wewon'tbeabletohavemuchforChristmas.I'mgoingtogetjustonepresentforusall.NowI'llgoandgetit.Shecamebackwithalittlegirlwhohadnoparents.Here'sourpresent,shesaidtoherownchildren.Thechildrenweremorethanexcitedtogetsuchapresent.Theywelcomedthelittlegirlwarmly,andshegrowupastheirsister.IwasthatChristmaspresent."

Onewinterabigflood__waymany___.

____Elizabethhadabig___tosupport,shesharedherhomewiththehomeless.

Elizabethtoldherfriendsaboutherownstorybecausetheycouldn'tunderstand__she__.

ApoorGermanwomanwithherchildren___Elizabethastheirfamilymemberontheday___Chiristmas.

Thestorytellsusthatweshouldallbekindto__thepeoplein___.