The first time we set eyes on the beautiful dress “big Red. "father, mother and I were walking slowly through the freshly fallen snow on our way to Hubble's Hardware store on Main Street.
The colorfully decorated window display held the best toys ever and some other things. And hey were all placed pleasantly beneath the breathtaking dress of Big Red. Mother's eyes were glued to the massive flame of red satin(绸缎)，dotted with twinkling stars.
"My goodness, "she managed to say in dreamlike wonder. "Would you just look at that dress!" Then, totally out of character, mother unexpectedly danced on the slippery sidewalk. Beneath the heavy, grey wool coat that she had worm every winter for as long as I could remember, mother lost her balance and fell clumsily. Father quickly caught her.
Her cheeks redder than usual, mother blamed dad for laughing. "Oh, stop that!" she ordered, as my father swept the snow from her coat. "What a silly dress to be displayed there in the window of Eaton's!" she shook her head in disbelief. "Who on earth would want such a brightly-colored dress? It is too expensive. "As we continued to walk down the street, mother turned back for one more look." My goodness! You'd think they'd display something that a person could use!"
Christmas was around the corner and the red dress was soon forgotten. Mother was not the one to wish for, or spend money on, things that were not practical. "There are things we need more than this, "she'd always say, or, "There are things we need more than that."
Father, on the other hand, liked to buy things whenever the budget allowed. Of course, he'd get a scolding for his occasional spending like this, but it was all done with the best intention.
On our last trip to town before Christmas, we were driving up Main Street when mother suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Would you just look at that!" She pointed excitedly as Dad drove past Eaton's." That big red dress is gone," she said in disbelief. "It's actually gone."
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Dad looked quickly and smiled, "Yes, it is not there!"
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I'll never forget that Christmas morning when father handed mother a box.
