英语美文：一个手指

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One Finger 一个手指

"Mom, you should put some of your things away.Baby proof this house," stated our oldest son Markas he lumbered up the stairs followed by his wife,Kim, and fifteen-month-old Hannah.

Visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, he finishedunloading the luggage and took it to the guestroomdownstairs. After driving all day from Salt Lake to Ft.Collins, his temper showed. "That one finger rulemay work with the twins, but it'll never work withHannah, " he insisted.

When my three granddaughters were born four months apart and the twins moved into ourhouse at eight months, my close friend offered me her secret to entertaining grandchildrenwith few mishaps. "Teach them the 'one finger rule'." All of her five grandchildren learned it at ayoung age. The success of the method surprised me.

I picked up my granddaughter and said, "Well, Mark, you just watch." I hugged her and walkedall around the great room.

"Hannah, you may touch anything in this room you want. But, you can only use one finger." Idemonstrated the technique by touching my forefinger to the African sculpture on the mantle.Hannah followed my example. "Good girl. Now what else would you like to touch?"

She stretched her finger toward another object on the mantle. I allowed her to touch everythingin sight, plants, glass objects, TV, VCR, lamps, speakers, candles and artificial flowers. If shestarted to grab, I gently reminded her to use one finger. She always obeyed. But, Hannah, anonly child, possessed a more adventur ous personality. Her father predicted it would preventher from accepting the"one finger"rule.

During their four-day stay, we aided Hannah in remembering"one finger"rule. She learnedquickly. I only put away the things that might prove to be a danger to a child. Otherwise, wewatched her closely and nothing appeared to suffer any damage. Besides, "things"can bereplaced.

A few fingerprints on glass doors, windows and tables remained after Hannah and her familyreturned home. I couldn't bring myself to clean them for days. Each one reminded me of somewonderful experience with Hannah.

Months later, my husband and I drove to Salt Lake; I watched Mark and Kim continue topractice the one finger rule. But I refrained from saying, "I told you so." Yet, I smiled inwardlyeach time they prodded Hannah to touch with "one finger. " Mark, a salesman, always gave apacket of gifts to his potential clients. The night before we returned home, Mark sat on thefloor stuffing gifts into their packets. Hannah helped.

Then she picked up one gift, held it in her hand as if it were a fragile bird, and walked towardme. At my knee, her beautiful blue eyes looked into mine. She stretched her prize to me andsaid, "One finger, Nana!"