The Birthday

The Perfect Birthday
It was a nice warm summer day in China. It is the year of 1998. The sun was shinning and the birds were chirping. When I walked outside to meet my friend Lee all I could hear were little bells ringing. The sound was familiar and I then understood that it came from everybody riding his or her bikes. My friend Lee was coming with me to find a gift for my mother. Her birthday and my birthday were on the same day, about a week from now. We started out at a store called Great Savings, we went in there and everything was cheap but nothing that my mother would be interested in. I wanted this to be the perfect gift; she was turning 40 this year. My sister had gotten her this really neat tea set. It was blue and white and had symbols drawn on the cups and the teapot. The symbols meant tradition, friendship, and communication. This tea set was more of a modern tea set, one of the newer ones out there. I just knew my mother would love her present and I wanted to get her some...