A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to g up. She felt tired for fighting and fighting.

    Her father, a cook, took her into the k. He poured water into the pans

(锅) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some car-rots, in the second he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He boiled them for a few minutes w any words.

    The girl closed her mouth, too. And she waited unhappily not knowing wher father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out the carrots and the eggs, put them into two bowls, and then poured the coffee into a cup. After that, he turned back to his daughter and asked, "What do you see?" "Carrots, eggs and coffee, "she answered.

    Her father told her to close her eyes and touch the carrots. She felt that the carrots were soft. After that, he asked her to take eggs and break them. Then she got boiled and hard eggs. f, the father asked her to smell the coffee." What's the meaning, Father?" He e that each one had the same unlucky experience, but each had a different reaction(反应) .The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When b luck knocks at your door, what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?"