Me and my mom lived on the street.
我和妈妈居住的地方临着马路。
I loved to pick flowers.
我喜欢采花儿。
One day I was walking to the retail store.
一天我步行去零售店。
and I saw a a bright blue flower with a little purple.
我看到一朵花儿，花瓣是纯净的蓝色，还带一点点紫色。
So as I always do, I picked it.
一如往常，我摘下了这朵花。
I went home and showed it to my mom.
我回家，把它给妈妈看。
That night I slept with the flower.
那天晚上，我把那朵花放在床头陪我入眠。
because it gave me this good feeling inside.
因为它让我内心感受到了美好。
I always wished before bed.
入睡前我总会许愿。
that one day we would live in a nice big family house,
希望有一天，我们会住在好看的大房子里，
my mom would find a dad,
希望我妈妈给我找个新爸爸，
we would have a dog, 2 nice cars, a little sister,
希望家里有一只小狗，有两年私家车，还有一个小妹妹，
and that we would have a good amount of money.
希望我们会有一大笔钱。
That night when I wished, the flower lit up into a very bright light.
那天晚上，我许完愿的时候，那朵花突然开始发光，变成了一个明亮的光团。
The next day i went to my mom crying.
第二天，我听到妈妈在哭泣，赶忙跑过去。
I asked her what was wrong and she said nothing,
我问她发生了什么事，她说没什么。
she just got a paycheck and it is worth 300,000 dollars.
她刚收到一份工资支票，30万美元！
That's enough to buy a house I thought.
这么多钱，够买一幢大房子了吧，我想。
Then I thought of the flower.
然后我想到了那朵花儿。
It had to be.
一定是因为它。
Three weeks later we moved in to a big house.
三个星期后，我们搬到了一所大房子里。
and we had a little goldendoodle .
我们还养了一只可卡布犬。
I kept the flower in a vase on my desk just in case.
我把那朵花放进花瓶，就摆在我的书桌上，以备日后之需。
