Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought__1__。 It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)。
This farmhouse had been__2__too long. It needed a family. Zigfried‘s___3__ made a noise. He realized that he hadn‘t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a___4__ from his home,and went next door to Farmer Mike‘s.
Farmer Mike‘s house had been a great place for the little mouse__5__ the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried___6__when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he___7__into the room where grain was stored and was quite___8__as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he___9__a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat__10___,and without thinking he started to run and luckily__11__the cat‘s paws (爪子)。
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a___12__family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried‘s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to___13__with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came ___14__ the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches,cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried‘s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came___15__ the next few days. Zigfried__16__ every single hour of them. __17__, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a__18__ smile at the door of his home, he heard the__19__ of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The__20__ froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: "Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”