Draw a leaf for life

一幅畫使一個身患重病的小女孩在絕望中看到了希望。這是一幅什么樣的畫呢？

In the sickroom, a young girl had lain in bed for almost two months. Beside her was her mother who looked pale.

“Mum, I want to take a look at the scenery outside the window!” said the young girl in a low voice.

With the help of her mother, she came up to the window and looked out of it,sighing for her lost youth. The wind was blowing hard, she noticed some leaves falling off a big tree outside the window.

“I am dying! As soon as all the leaves fall down, I will leave the world!......” said the young girl. Watching the falling leaves, the young girl couldn’t help bursting into tears.

From then on, the young girl's illness got worse and worse and she lost more and more color. In November, the girl's illness took a turn for the worse and she refuse the treatment.

The girl's mother was so worried that she asked her friend, who was an artist, for help.The artist had pity on the young girlwho was dyingand he felt that he must do something to help the girl. In order to save the young girl's life, the artist decided to draw many leaves and hung them on tree branches by stealth.

The young girl was pleased to see that the tree came into leaf again the next day. She began to feel pretty hopefulabout her future and began to recieve treatment. She made a quick recovery from her illness. Several months later, she was out of hospital.