On her return from school, little Dolly, aged ten, was pulled on to her Daddy's knee, and informed that the fairies had that day brought a big surprise a little baby brother. She seemed glad, and presently said:
放学回到家里，十岁的小多莉被拉过来坐在她爸爸的膝上，她被告知那天仙女们带来了一个大大的惊奇——一个婴儿小弟弟。 她似乎很高兴，马上说：
"Will you give me a stamp, daddy? I want to write and tell brother Tom."
“爸爸，你能不能给我一张邮票？我要写信告诉汤姆哥哥。”
The father was touched by this,and provided the little lass with the materials to write a letter to her brother, who was away at school. Later, curious to know how she would tell the news, he took an opportunity to read what she had writen. He received something of a shock on reading the following:
父亲被这话感动了，他为小姑娘提供了给她哥哥写信所需的各种用具，她的哥哥住在学校里。后来，想知道她是怎么报告这个消息的，他找机会读了她写的信。在读到下面这两行字时，他差点儿惊呆了：
"Dear Tom,
“亲爱的汤姆：
"It's come off today. You've lost; it's a boy."
“今天结果出来了，你输了：是个男孩。”
