Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow． Her only son16to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there．Soon after that, her husband lost his job． The old man was always17food and clothes．And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep． The next morning he was18dead in a cold lake． And his worn-out coat was19in a tree not far away． Sarya was so20that she nearly took her own life．
Things got worse and worse after that． She always lived in hunger and cold． She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she21 ．
It was a cold windy night． The old woman couldn't22asleep at all． She had to get up． She decided to write a letter to God（神）, asking for23 ． She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself． When she24writing it, she found she had no25． She had to put the26at a crossing．27the next morning a policeman found the letter． He read it to his comrades．They were all so28that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman．
At first Granny Sarya was happy． But after she29the money, she became30and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”
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