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（2022·湖北）Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Thestreamswerelonggonebackintotheearth.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.

IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix--year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort,tryingtobeasstillaspossible.Minutesafterhedisappearedintothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.

Momentslater,however,hewasonceagainwalkinginthatslowpurposefullongsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoods,thenrunningbacktothehouse.Finally,mycuriositygotthebestofme.Irushedoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.

Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked,beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Brancheshithislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.Hehadamuchgreaterpurpose.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemostamazingsite.

Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingontheground,obviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterandheatexhaustion,andliftitsheadwithgreatefforttoacceptthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy’shands.

IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartIhaveeverknownworkingsohardtosavealife.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohittheground,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmore.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGod,himself,wasweepingwithpride.

1．Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?

A．Becauseshewasverycurious. B．Becausehersonwasdoingagooddeed.

C．Bec