George lived with his sick mother in a poor village.

    One bright sunny1in July, he went early to the forest two miles away. He was asked to2some wood from under the trees. After working hard for half a day, he looked around for a3 place to rest and eat his lunch. Suddenly some fine red wild 4 caught his eyes.

    "How good these will be with my bread and butter!" thought George. He at once began to5all the strawberries he could find and sat down by the river, ready to enjoy them.

    Then just as he was lifting the6strawberry to his mouth, he thought of his mother. "Shall I7them for her?" said he, thinking how much they would make8happy, yet still looking at them with longing (渴望的)eyes.

    "I will eat half, and take the other half to her," said he. Then he divided the strawberries into two.9he found each half looked so small that he put them together again.

    "I will only taste one." Then seeing that he had taken the biggest, he put it back. Finally he 10 them carefully with some leaves, deciding to keep them all11his mother.

    When the sun was beginning to go down, George went home.12happy he felt that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. The13he came to his home, the less he wished to taste them. As soon as he arrived, he ran to his14and happily offered his wild strawberries. Tears in eyes, she put her hand on his head and said15, "And you kept them for your sick mother, did you? God will bless you for all this, my child. "

   Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at this moment?

    This is a story about a famous scientist. After reading it，you may know what made him 1 from others.He said all his success came from an experience that happened2 he was five years old.At that time，he tried to take 3 bottle of milk away from the fridge.However，the bottle 4 and the milk was all over the kitchen floor.

    When his mother came in，instead of shouting at 5 ， she said，"Ben，what a great mess you have made!I have never 6 such a big puddle of milk.Would you like to play in the milk 7 a few minutes before we clean it up？

    Actually，he did.After a few minutes，his mother said，"Ben，you have made a mess like this，8 you need to clean it up.9 would you like to do that？With a towel or a mop（拖把）？"He  10 the towel and they cleaned up the milk together.

    Then his mother said，"You were not able 11 a big milk bottle with your small hands in the kitchen.Let's 12 the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without  13 it."Finally，the

boy learned that if he held the bottle with14 hands，he could carry it and it wouldn't drop.

    From then on，the boy knew he didn't need to be afraid15 making mistakes.It was more important for him to find a way to correct the mistakes.

    Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man. He would help anyone1 expecting anything in return.

    One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet, so he 2the wallet. But then he found it was3. Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.

    The woman kept on asking where her4was, but the man answered, "It was empty5 I found it." The woman shouted at him, "Please give it back to me, and it's my son's tuition  (学费)  ."The man saw that the woman really felt6, so he handed over all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and the policeman asked the man more7.

    One day while the woman was going to her son's school, she noticed that8was walking behind her. She thought that he9rob (抢劫 ) her, so she walked to a policeman. He was the same policeman that she had taken along to claim her money. The woman told him about the man following her. They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught10days ago.

    He looked very weak and the woman was11. The policeman said to the woman.

    "He wasn't the thief that day, but having heard about your situation, he12you his money."

    Then the man told the woman. "Please go ahead and13 your son's tuition. I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again." The woman was too moved to say14.

    Life may give you a strange experience: sometimes it shocks you15sometimes it may also surprise you. Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.

    John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. He called out nervously," Mom, where's Charlie? "He had just 1he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour.

    John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard 2in his voice as he called her a second time." Mom, I can't find Charlie!"

    She came outside 3. "Let's look around the garden first. Don't worry. I'm sure he's close by.

    Both son and mother were 4now, but still no Charlie. Their calls were not completely wasted, though. Joe, the next-door neighbor, and his two daughters Tania and Julie, immediately agreed to help them 5the lost dog.

    But even with five people now searching the town's streets, they had no luck. Charlie was still6.

    Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's 7. She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier, she told John, and the cat was found the next day.

    John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie. Then John heard a8 and opened his bedroom door. It was Charlie. John was greeted with a big wet kiss Charlie had been9in the bedroom this whole time, sleeping. John had never been so 10in his life!

    Once upon a time, in the middle of a pool, there lived a frog. One day, a princess（公主）rowed1the pool in a boat. As she moved past, the frog raised his head and called to her.

    "Kiss me, and I will2a handsome prince.”

    "Not likely," replied the princess, "I rule my own kingdom; I3my own armies, I make my own laws. I need 4 prince, handsome or otherwise. What else do you have to offer?"

    "Kiss me, and I will give you great 5.”

    "I think not,” answered the princess, "I6all the money in my country. Your great riches won't bring me any7, just make my money less valuable. Is that the best you have to 8 !”

    "Kiss me, and 1 will promise you attractive9”

    Ha-ha," sneered (讥讽)the princess ,"How very 10 ! I may be not good-looking11 beauty does not last."

    "What do you want then?" the frog stuck to his 12.

    The princess thought hard, and moved 13 .

    "I want to be happy " she said quietly and kissed the frog.

    "You14love, riches, beauty, and yet you want happiness from kissing a frog! This isn't a fairy tale you know." laughed the frog, diving into the clear, blue pool.

    Actually, frogs always 15 you in the end. It's hard to escape from them.