1.Once_upon_a_time,_a_man_punished_his_5yearold_daughter_for_using_up_the_family’s_only_roll_of_expensive_gold_wrapping_paper._Money_was_tight,_and_he_became_even_more_upset_when_on_Christmas_Eve,_he_saw_that_the_child_had_pasted_the_gold_paper_so_as_to_decorate_a_shoebox_to_put_under_the_Christmas_tree.
2.Nevertheless,_the_next_morning_the_little_girl,_filled_with_excitement,_brought_the_gift_box_to_her_father_and_said,_“This_is_for_you,_Daddy!”
3.As_he_opened_the_box,_the_father_was_embarrassed_by_his_earlier_overreaction.
4.But_when_he_opened_it,_he_found_it_was_empty_and_again_his_anger_flared._“Don’t_you_know,_young_lady,”_he_said_harshly,_“when_you_give_someone_a_present_there’s_supposed_to_be_something_inside_the_package!”
5.The_little_girl_looked_up_at_him_with_tears_rolling_from_her_eyes_and_said:_“Daddy,_it’s_not_empty._I_blew_kisses_into_it_until_it_was_all_full.”
6.The_father_was_crushed._He_fell_on_his_knees_and_put_his_arms_around_his_precious_little_girl._He_begged_her_to_forgive_him_for_his_unnecessary_anger.
7.An_accident_took_the_life_of_the_child_only_a_short_time_later._It_is_told_that_the_father_kept_that_little_gold_box_by_his_bed_for_all_the_years_of_his_life._Whenever_he_was_discouraged_or_faced_difficult_problems_he_would_open_the_box,_take_out_an_imaginary_kiss,_and_remember_the_love_of_this_beautiful_child_who_had_put_it_there.