by Barbara Hauck

She smiled at a sorrowful stranger, 　
The smile seemed to make him feel better. 　 小荷作文网 www.zww.cn
He remembered past kindness of a friend 　 小 荷 作文网 www.zww.cn
And wrote him a thankyou letter. 　
The friend was so pleased with the thankyou 　
That he left a large tip after lunch. 　
The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip, 　
Bet the whole thing on a hunch. 　
The next day she picked up her winnings, 　
And gave part to a man on the street. 　
The man on the street was grateful; 　
For two days he'd nothing to eat. 　
After he finished his dinner, 　
He left for his small dingy room. 　
(He didn't know at that moment 　
That he might be facing his doom.) 　
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy 　
And took him home to get warm. 　
The puppy was very grateful 　
To be in out of the storm. 　
That night the house caught on fire. 　
The puppy barked the alarm. 　
He barked till he woke the whole household 　
And saved everybody from harm. 　
One of the boys that he rescued 　
Grew up to be President. 　
All this because of a simple smile 　
That hadn't cost a cent.