消防员招录小消防员(TheLittlestFireman)英语作文The26-year-oldmotherstareddownathersonwhowasdyingofterminalleukemia.Althoughherheartwasfilledwithsadness,shealsohadastrongfeelingofdetermination.Likeanyparentshewantedhersontogrowupandfulfillallhisdreams.Nowthatwasnolongerpossible.Theleukemiawouldseetothat.Butshestillwantedhersonsdreamstoetrue.Shetookhersonshandandasked,“Billy,didyoueverthinkaboutwhatyouwantedtobeonceyougrewup?Didyoueverdreamandwishwhatyouwoulddowithyourlife?Mommy,IalwayswantedtobeafiremanwhenIgrewup.Momsmiledbackandsaid,Letsseeifwecanmakeyourwishetrue,LaterthatdayshewenttoherlocalfiredepartmentinPhoenix,Arizona,whereshemetFiremanBob,whohadaheartasbigasPhoenix.Sheexplainedhersonsfinalwishandaskedifitmightbepossibletogivehersi_year-oldsonaridearoundtheblockonafireengine.FiremanBobsaid,Look,wecandobetterthanthat.IfyoullhaveyoursonreadyatsevenoclockWednesdaymorning,wellmakehimanhonoraryfiremanforthewholeday.Hecanedowntothefirestation,eatwithus,gooutonallthefirecalls,thewholenineyards!Andifyoullgiveushissizes,wellgetarealfireuniformforhim,witharealfirehat-notatoyone-withtheemblemofthePhoenixFireDepartmentonit,ayellowslickerlikewewearandrubberboots.TheyreallmanufacturedrighthereinPhoenix,sowecangetthemfast.ThreedayslaterFiremanBobpickedupBilly,dressedhiminhisfireuniformandescortedhimfromhishospitalbedtothewaitinghookandladdertruck.Billygottositonthebackofthetruckandhelpsteeritbacktothefirestation.Hewasinheaven.TherewerethreefirecallsinPhoenixthatdayandBillygottogooutonallthreecalls.Herodeinthedifferentfireengines,theparamedicsvanandeventhefirechiefscar.Hewasalsovideotapedforthelocalnewsprogram.Havinghisdreametrue,withalltheloveandattentionthatwaslavisheduponhim,sodeeplytouchedBillythathelivedthreemonthslongerthananydoctorthoughtpossible.Onenightallofhisvitalsignsbegantodropdramaticallyandtheheadnurse,whobelievedinthehospiceconceptthatnooneshoulddiealone,begantocallthefamilymemberstothehospital.ThensherememberedthedayBillyhadspentasafireman,soshecalledthefirechiefandaskedifitwouldbepossibletosendafiremaninuniformtothehospitaltobewithBillyashemadehistransition.Thechiefreplied,Wecandobetterthanthat.Wellbethereinfiveminutes.Willyoupleasedomeafavor?Whenyouhearthesirensscreamingandseethelightsflashing,willyouannounceoverthePAsystemthatthereisnotafire?Itsjustthefiredepartmentingtoseeoneofitsfinestmembersonemoretime.Andwillyouopenthewindowtohisroom?Thanks.Aboutfiveminuteslaterahookandladdertruckarrivedatthehospital,extendeditsladderuptoBillysthirdflooropenwindowand16firefightersclimbeduptheladderintoBillysroom.Withhismotherspermission,theyhuggedhimandheldhimandtoldhimhowmuchtheylovedhim.Withhisdyingbreath,Billylookedupatthefirechiefandsaid,Chief,amIreallyafiremannow?Billy,youare,thechiefsaid.Withthosewords,Billysmiledandclosedhiseyesonelasttime.