We often hear stories of animals rescuing people .But now someone has managed to return the favor .

The event took place one snowy January morning Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park." As I was walking, I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn't climb out, "said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog." someone else told me the lake was only one - meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6- cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck, and pulled him out. I don't think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if Jack was okay—— no one was particularly worried, about me!"

    A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen."The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner Smith was in the water forcing his way through the ice. I can't begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber — he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home."

    Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid- back about it."Most dog owners are the same as me.They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I'm going to make sure he's on lead near any ice ponds,

    Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?

Mike is a twelve-year-old boy. He lives with his 1 in a small town. One day, Mike has a fight* with one of his classmates. After school, he tells his story to his grandfather angrily."The boy is bad,"Mike says,"I don't 2 him."

The grandfather says,"Don't be angry. Let me tell you a story. When I am a boy, I also hate* others for what they do. I often fight with my classmates 3 lessons. That's why many classmates don't like me at all. It makes me so sad."

As the boy 4 carefully, the grandfather looks at him and goes on,"Later on, I think about this problem for a very long time. I find that there are always 5 tigers in my body. One is good and kind. He gets on well with everything around him. 6 the other is bad and unfriendly. He fights with everything all the time, and for no reason. He can't think carefully because he always hates others. It is 7 to live with these two tigers inside my body. They both try to control* me."

The little boy looks into his grandfather's eyes and asks,"8 tiger always controls you, grandfather?"The old man says slowly,"The one that I feed*. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I 9 get angry or hate others now."

Mike says,"I'd like to feed the good tiger like 10 and someday I hope I can become the class monitor and other classmates will like me!"

Popsicles

Popsicles were invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He forgot a drink of juice and left it with a stir（搅拌） stick in it outside on a cold night. The next day it was ice. Because of this he couldn't drink it any more, but he could eat it. It tasted good! These ice sticks became popular among kids at school in summer because they were delicious and helped them stay cool.

More than a hundred years later, popsicles are sill one of the best summer treats!

Crayon Holdans

When 11-year-old Cssidss Coldstein needed crayons for a school project, she had a hard time because, there were so many small or broken ones. She found some small clear plastic tubes（管子）at home. Although the tiny tube were usually filled with water to keep flowers fresh, she found that they fit tightly （紧紧地） around the crayons. She was now able to hold them easily. This is how she invented Caryon Holders.

Wristies

When snow gets in kids' gloves and their hands get wet, they feel uncomfortable. 10﹣year﹣old Kathryn Gregoary decided to do something about it. She created the wristies as she wanted to keep her wrists（手腕）warm and dry. Wristies are long gloves with no fingers and they are worn under your coat. They help you when you work in the cold because your hands stay warm while you use your fingers. With her parents' help, Kathryn also opened a small shop where she sold her wristie. And she still runs it today.

All these inventions have one thing in common—the kids were trying to solve problems in their lives. When you meet problems, what would you do？ If the kids can do it , you can do it, too!

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