When shopping in a store, I met a boy. When I saw him waving his hands excitedly in the air and shouting in a loud voice, “ Mommy, I'm here,” I knew he was mentally challenged.

    I asked his name and he said proudly, “ My name is Denny and I'm shopping with my mother.” “Wow,” I said, “ That's a cool name. How old are you, Denny?”

    “How old am I now, Mommy?” he asked his mother. “ You're fifteen years old, Denny; now be a good boy and let the man pass by.” I continued to talk to Denny for several more minutes about summer, bicycles and school. I watched his brown eyes dance with excitement because he was the center of someone's attention.

    Denny's mom thanked me for talking with her son. She told me that most people wouldn't even look at him, let alone talk to him. I told her that it was my pleasure and then I said, “ There are plenty of red, yellow, and pink roses in the garden, however, 'Blue roses' are very rare and should be appreciated for their beauty and distinctiveness（独特性）. Denny is a 'Blue ses' and if someone doesn't stop and smell that rose with their heart and kindness, then they've missed a chance to appreciate the beauty.”

    She was silent for a second, and then went away with tears in her eyes.

    Cody and his sister April decide to buy a dog. They go to the local pet store and have a look around. It is a very small pet store that doesn't have many animals.

    The owner of the store is a nice old man-Mr. Smith. He walks over and greets Cody and April.

    "How can I help you?" he asks.

    "We would like to buy a dog," April responds(回答).

    "Ah, well, our shop is not a big pet shop," Mr. Smith tells her. "So we only have two dogs to choose from."

    They ask Mr. Smith to show them the dogs.

    Mr. Smith leads them to the back of the store where the two dogs are. One of them is a very big bulldog(斗牛犬) named Buster. The other is a very tiny chihuahua(吉娃娃) named Teacup.

    April wants Teacup. Cody wants Buster. They walk outside to discuss.

    They can't agree on a dog. April suggests they race home for it. The winner of the race chooses the dog.

    Cody agrees, then tells April her shoelace(鞋带) is untied. When April looks down, he runs off and gets a head start.

    Cody runs as hard as he can. He really wants that bulldog. He looks back. April is so far behind, and he can't even see her.

    Cody finally gets home. He is tired but he is happy. He knows he is the winner.

    April arrives a few minutes after Cody. She congratulates him. They return to the pet store to purchase Buster, the bulldog.

    However, when they arrive they only see Teacup.

    They ask Mr. Smith where Buster is.

    Mr. Smith gives the details. He explains that a few minutes after April and Cody leave, two boys walk in and buy the bulldog.

    Cody looks at April, and she holds back a smile. He turns back to Mr. Smith.

    "Sometimes you win the race, but not the prize!" Cody looks sad. "We'll take the chihuahua, please."

    There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. "If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars." he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.

    Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full. Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. "That room is too big, no one can do this." he said. Alan said, "I can do it. It's easy." Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, "Why are you playing, you should be working." The man said, "Don't worry." At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, "That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?" The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, "You see, the whole room is filled with light!"