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1、WhatIDidInMyChristmasHolidaysHolidays-Holidays---BySallySparrowBySallySparrowBySallySparrowBySallySparrowWrittenbyStevenMoffatWrittenbyStevenMoffatWrittenbyStevenMoffatWepresentStevenMoffatStevenMoffatStevenMoffat'sshortstory-originallypublishedStevenMoffatinthe2006DoctorWh
2、oAnnual-uponwhichBlinkisbased.IllustratedbyMartinGeraghty.MynameisSallySparrow.Iam12yearsold,Ihaveauburnhair,bracesyoucanhardlysee,adentinmyleftkneefromwhereIfelloffabicyclewhenIwasten,andparents.IalsohavealittlebrothercalledTim.MyMumtoldMrsMedfordthatTimWasn'tPlanned,andyo
3、ucantellbecausehisnoseisn'tstraightandhishairsticksupandIcan'tbelieveyou'ddoallthatonpurpose.Orhisears.IamtopinEnglish,andMissTelfersaysIhaveanexcellentvocabulary.Ihavesixteenfriendswhoaremainlygirls.Ihaven'ttakenmuchinterestinboysyet,becauseofthenoise.Thisisthestoryofthemy
4、steriouseventsthathappenedtomeatmyfatAunt'scottageatChristmasandwhatIdiscoveredunderthewallpaperofmybedroom,whichcausedmetoraisemyeyebrowswithperplexity.IwasstayingatmyfatAunt'scottagebecausemyMumandDadhadgoneonaweekendaway.TimwasstayingwithhisfriendRupert(whoIdon'tthinkwas
5、plannedeitherbecauseofhisteeth)andIfoundmyselfoncemoreinthesparebedroomatmyAunt'scottageinthecountryside,whichisinDevon.IlovemyAunt'scottage.Fromherkitchenwindowyoucanonlyseefields,allthewaytothehorizon,andit'ssoquietyoucanhearwaterdrippingoffaleaffromrightattheendofthegard
6、en.Sometimes,whenIlieinbed,Icanhearatrainfarawayinthedistanceanditalwaysfillsmewithabigsighingfeeling,likesadness,onlynice.It'sgood,mybedroomatmyaunt's.Reallybig,withawardrobethatrattlesitshangerswhenyouwalkpastitandhugeyellowflowersonthewallpaper.WhenIwaslittleIusedtositan
7、dstareatthoseflowersandwhennoonewaslookingI'dtrytopickthem,liketheywererealflowers.YoucanstillseealittletornbitwhereItriedtopeeloneoffthewallwhenIwasthree,andeverytimeIgointotheroom,thefirstthingIdoisgostraighttothatflowerandtouchit,justrememberingandsuch.I'vetalkedaboutitw
8、ithmyDadandwethinkitmightbeNostalgia.It'sbecauseofthatflowerandtheNostalgiathatIfi