to my mother And in memory of her mother once you asked me what memory will i have Well, this is the book, and there are many, many other things... character list mother daughter Wu Suyun Wu Jingmei Ann Mesh Ruth Linda Gong Waffley Gong Yingying St. Clair Lina St. Clair thousands of miles of goose feather The old lady still remembers that many years ago, in Shanghai, she foolishly bought a "swan" at the vegetable market with a big price.This poultry, which was hyped up by peddlers, stretched its neck like an ugly duckling, trying to become a real swan.And later, it really became so elegant and moving that I couldn't bear to kill it and eat it.

Later, the woman left her hometown with the swan, crossed rivers and seas, and went straight to the United States.On the turbulent sea, she and it both straightened their necks and looked towards the location of the United States. "When I arrive in the United States, I will have a daughter, and she will be very like me. But in the United States, she does not need to rely on her husband for a living. In the United States, no one will discriminate against her, because I will let her speak fluently and beautifully. American English. She will have everything she needs, will not worry or worry. She will appreciate my painstaking efforts, and I want her to be a beautiful swan that is a hundred times better than expected!" On the way to the United States During the journey, she whispered softly to the swan corner.

However, as soon as she set foot on this new land, the Immigration Bureau forced her to break up with the swan.She waved her arms helplessly towards it, but what the swan left her was just a feather.Then she was faced with a pile of forms that had to be filled out.She has completely forgotten why she came to the United States all the way, and what she gave up behind her back. Now this woman is very old.She has three daughters.Daughter is grown, speaks only English, swallows more Coca-Cola than sorrow.For a long time, the old woman wanted to leave this swan feather to her daughter, and said to her: "This feather seems very ordinary, but the so-called thousands of miles of goose feather has one heart!" She has been looking forward to the day when she can tell this story to her daughter in fluent American English.