An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had¹ no money. Only a very expensive operation² could³ save⁴ him now and there was no one to lend⁵ them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother. ”Only a miracle⁶ can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled⁸ her money from its hiding⁹ place and counted it carefully¹⁰. She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman.“It's for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He's really really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon¹¹?” said¹² the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside¹³ his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don't sell a miracle here, child. I'm sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn't enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs¹⁴.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don't know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears¹⁵. “He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay¹⁶ for it, so I have brought¹⁷ all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.” “1.11 dollar, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. ”1.11 dollars, the price¹⁸ of a miracle for your little brother.” He took¹⁹ up the girl's hand and said, ”Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr⁷.Carlton Armstrong , a famous²⁰ doctor. The operation was successful²¹ and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.

How much did²² the miracle cost?

文章意思：一个八岁的小女孩听到父母在谈论她的弟弟。她从而得知弟弟病得很重，但是他们没有钱。只有一个非常昂贵的手术才能救他，但是没人借钱给他们。

当她听到父亲和她在哭泣的妈妈说：”只有奇迹才能救他。”小女孩去了卧室，把她藏着的钱拿出来，仔细地数着。

她带着这些钱匆匆地跑去药店。

售货员问她：“你想买什么?”小女孩说：”是帮我弟弟买的，他病得很严重，我想要买奇迹。”售货员很疑惑。

小女孩接着说：”我弟弟安东尼脑部长了一些坏东西，我爸爸说只有奇迹才能救他，奇迹多少钱？”

售货员笑着说：”这里不卖奇迹，孩子，我很抱歉。”

这时，一个衣着光鲜的男人听了问道：”你弟弟需要的是哪种奇迹?”

小女孩带着眼泪说：”我不知道，他病得很厉害，妈妈说他需要手术，但是我爸爸付不起手术费，所以我带来了我所有的钱。”

男人问：”你有多少?”

她说：”1.11美元，但是我可以试下看能不能拿出更多的钱.”

“运气真好，你弟弟的奇迹需要1.11美元。”男人牵起女孩的手说：”带我去你住的地方，我想看看你弟弟和你父母，让我看看我是否有你要的那种奇迹。”

这个穿着光鲜的男人就是著名的卡尔顿.阿姆斯特朗医生。这个手术很成功，不久安托尼就再次回家了。

这个奇迹多少钱？