
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby.They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael ________to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子).He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.
The pregnancy progressed ________for Karen until the labor pains came.Soon it was every five minutes ...every minute.But something serious ________during delivery.Finally, Michael’s little sister was born.But she was in serious ________ .With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance________the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St.Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The days passed by.The little girl got________ .The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope."Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot.They had ________a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼).
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come ________the week was over.Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he saiD. Kids were never ________ in Intensive Care.But Karen made up her mind to take Michael ________they liked it or not.If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
She________ him in an oversized suit and ________him into ICU.He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse ________him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually________ lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a ________tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby ________the battle to live.And he began to sing.________the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”
________the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to________down and became steady.
“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen.“You never know, dear, how much I love you.Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.