In the blink of an eye, it was the end of September, and the leaves of the tall plane trees in Madison Square Park had begun to turn yellow, and some had even left the branches and quietly fallen. A yellow leaf, blown by the wind, gently broke free from the twigs of the tree, swirled in the sky, and finally fell to the feet of a young man sitting on a bench at the bus stop.

The young man stooped down and picked up the leaf and tucked him into the notebook in his hand. At this time, the crisp bell of the public carriage rang. The young man stood up and got into the public carriage.

There were already two passengers in the carriage, a man and a woman, both very young people, who looked like a young couple who were going to the countryside for a break on the weekend. The lady had a very beautiful hair, and the show was sprinkled around her, undulating and shining like a brown waterfall. Her beauty reached knee-length, as if it were one of her robes.

The carriage's route stretched to the edge of the city, and a little further on, to the endless blue sea, and the duck fort that loomed out on the hill by the sea.

Well, yes, it's Duck Burger. Anyway, someone said the name Duck Castle, and then people all over New York felt that the name Duck Castle was more cute and more common than Swan Castle, so gradually, everyone was used to calling that place Duck Castle.

"You're going on an outing, aren't you?" The young man took the initiative to say hello. At the same time, he could smell the smell of cheese and mint mixed in the carriage, which presumably wafted from the basket next to the woman.

"Yes, let's go to the beach and relax." The man replied, "I've heard that the scenery in that area is very good, especially the Duck Castle, which is very beautiful. ”

"I've heard people say that the castle is called Swan Castle." The woman smiled and whispered.

"Everybody likes to call it that, anyway. Besides, isn't a swan or something an ugly duckling? The man replied with a grin. I could see that he was in a good mood.

"So, we're all going to the same destination." The young man smiled and said, "I'm going to Duck Castle too." ”

"You're going on an outing too? No, there was no one who went on an outing. The man smiled.

"No way, I don't have a beautiful female companion." The young man smiled, "Besides, I'm not going on an outing, I'm just going to the inside of Duck Castle." ”

"You're able to enter Duck Castle, so you're a big man." The man said in surprise.

"Ah, no. I'm not a big man," said the young man hurriedly, "and a big man wouldn't deign to come and ride in a public carriage. I'm just a little journalist. At this time last year, I was even an unemployed homeless person. Today, our newspaper suddenly received an invitation from Duck Castle. The letter invites us to witness a miracle at Duck Castle this evening. The editor said I don't have anything more to do anyway, so let's just go early. ”

"What miracle?" The lady was very interested.

"I don't know about this, I have to see it to know." The young man replied.

"Then we'll have to wait and see what you report. By the way, what do you call you? Where did you go to school? ”

"I now work for the New York Youth Newspaper. My name is Subi. What do you two call each other? Subi said.

"My name is Jim and this is my wife Dela. Mr. Subi, it's a pleasure to meet you. The man said.

At this time, the public carriage stopped, and another passenger came up.

"Jimmy, why are you?" As soon as he saw the man who came up, Subi said so.

"Ah, Subi. Looks like you received that invitation too? "I don't know what kind of miracle it is, but it's curious to think about." ”

……

When I got to the public carriage station near the beach, I got off the bus and Subi saw that the MacDonald family's carriage was already waiting there. Subi politely says goodbye to the Jims, and then boards the MacDonald's carriage with Jimmy. At this time, there were already two passengers in the carriage, both of whom were also acquaintances of Subi and reporters from the other two newspapers. The newspapers they belonged to were more influential than the ones for which Subi worked, and they were naturally invited.

After getting into the carriage, the carriage drove along the winding road up the hill. After a while, they came to the gates of Swan Castle.

By the time we entered the castle, it was close to noon, and the MacDonalds had a light lunch of all the reporters who had arrived. Lunch wasn't very rich, it was nothing more than some bread with cheese and a few slices of ham. Then a glass of milk. However, Subi felt that the taste of these things seemed to be better than the ones bought outside. But what is so good, Subi can't say.

After eating, the MacDonalds thoughtfully arranged for the reporters to take a nap in the castle. Subi felt that this was enough for him to brag to the others when he returned.

It's just that what the so-called "miracle" is, no matter how much Subi inquires, the servants always just smile and shake their heads, but they refuse to reveal anything.

None of the reporters could hear anything, so they had to be guided by the servants to visit some of the open areas of the castle. And so it was finally evening. When it was time for dinner, everyone was taken to a hall where the reception took place. The reporters were amazed to see that Scrooge?? Mr. MacDonald actually appeared in the dining room.

"Everyone, welcome to the night of miracles at Swan Castle." Scrooge raised his glass and told reporters, "Let's enjoy the wine and food first, and then hope for a miracle together." ”

The servants brought a wine tray full of goblets filled with ruby red wine. The wines served by MacDonald's house are not particularly outstanding. The entire upper class knew that the MacDonald family was not picky about wine, they did not have the habit of collecting high-end wines, and the wines they used were all domestic products of the United States. However, this kind of support for American products is generally appreciated by public opinion.

"Mr. MacDonald, what exactly do you mean by miracles?" Someone asked.

"Do you remember what the greatest wonder in the world was?" Scrooge asked. Then, without waiting for everyone to answer, he continued: "Pyramids? Alexandria Lighthouse? Or is it the Sky Garden? These are miracles, but the greatest miracle in the world is not this, the greatest miracle in the world is God's first creation, the light!

Human beings instinctively love the light and fear the dark, so we have exhausted all means to find the light. ”

By this time, it was already getting dark. The servants walked into the hall with lit candles, and the slightly darkened hall became bright again.

So we made the candles. It can bring us light in the midst of darkness. "But the candle is too dim and too expensive, and besides, in the wind, it's too fragile to just need a little wind, like this." Scrooge suddenly turned his head and blew on a candle next to him, and the flame of the candle shook before it went out.

Almost at this moment, all the servants blew out the candles in their hands, and the hall was immediately plunged into darkness.

"But we also know kerosene lamps." At Scrooge's voice, the door opened, and a group of servants walked in with kerosene lamps. The servants with the extinguished candles withdrew silently.

"Kerosene lamps are cheaper, and under the protection of glass lampshades, they are also less likely to go out. However, its brightness is still far from enough. We need more light, we need to be brighter, we need to be brighter. We are calling for a true miracle that can conquer the night! Scrooge said excitedly, "Light up, world!" ”

With this shout, the whole hall suddenly became extremely bright, and the sudden light even made the reporters unable to open their eyes at once, some of them even screamed in horror, and some accidentally knocked over the food on the table.

"This, what is this? This light is incredible! "When the eyes got used to it, everyone looked up and looked for the light source.

"It's an electric light, it's a miracle of our time!" "From then on," said Scrooge, "a new era has begun, an era of infinite light that has completely overcome the night!" ”

"It's called an electric light? Mr. MacDonald, you're saying that this thing is lit with electricity? Subi was keenly aware of this.

"Yes, this kind of lamp is a guò electric flow guò filament, so that the filament is hot to an incandescent state, and then it shines. With this thin wire, we can easily illuminate the entire Swan Castle. In fact, as long as the motor is big enough, we can even light up the whole of New York, even the whole of America, and even the world that God created Zào. This is the miracle of tonight, this is the miracle that modern science has brought to mankind! Now, you can also go out from the hall to the garden, and even walk all the way out of the gates of the Swan Castle to see how beautiful the Swan Castle is under the countless electric lights. ”

The reporters walked out of the hall and into the garden, as Scrooge had said, and they saw that the trees in the garden were also adorned with smaller, colorful light bulbs, which twinkled among the flowers and trees, as if stars had descended on the earth.

"God, this is a dream! Even, Subi, have you ever dreamed of such a beautiful scene in your dreams? Jimmy asked.

At this time, Subi was completely speechless, and he could only shake his head vigorously to deny it.

Seeing that the sky is a little urgent, there is only one change.

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