山西省永济市涑北中学高三英语总复习：美文欣赏（2）（A Lunch with God）

　　There was once a sad little boy who was in search of happiness and so wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with cupcakes, several cans of coke and started his journey.

　　When he had gone about three blocks, he saw an elderly woman sitting on a park bench watching the pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink of his coke when he noticed the lady looked hungry, so he offered her a cupcake. She gratefully accepted and smiled at him. Her smile was so chanting that he wanted to see it again, so he offered a coke can as well. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!

　　They sat there all afternoon, eating and smiling without saying a word. As it began to grow dark, the boy got up to leave. But before he had gone no more than a few steps, he turned around and ran back to the old woman, giving her a big, big hug. She gave him the biggest smile ever.

　　When the boy arrived home his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked, “what has made you so happy today?” He replied, “I had lunch with God.” Before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile in the whole world!”

　　And when the woman went home, she told her son that she had lunch with God and he was much younger than she believed.