Little Robert asked his mother for two cents¹. "What did² you do with the money I gave³ you yesterday?"

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

"You're a good boy," said⁴ the mother proudly⁵. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested⁶ in the old woman?"

"She is the one who sells the candy⁷."

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”

“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”

“她是个卖糖果的。”