Mr. and Mrs. Su don't often go out in the evening, but today they go out for a walk after supper. They go to the park and have a good time there. On their way home, Mrs. Su says to Mr. Su, "Look! A woman is running in the street and a man is running after（追赶）her." Mr. Su says, " What's the matter? Let's go and help her."

    Now the woman gets near them. Mr. Su asks, "Shall we help you?" "No, thank you," the woman says, "My husband and I are running home, and the slower (较慢的) one does the housework."

Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生)

    Hans Christian Andersen is a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children's Book Day.

    Andersen was born(出生) in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.

    There will be a park about Andersen's sales(传说) and life in Shanghai. If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his life and tales, and you can play games, too.

    Tom was a fat boy when he was ten. He liked watching TV very much. He watched TV at least 5 hours every day. Wherever(无论哪里) he went, he would be late.

    One day, he found a pair of special glasses in his post-box(邮箱). He also found a message saying, “With these you can see time.”

    The boy decided to have a try. He put the glasses on, looked at his brother, a tall and thin boy, and saw a big box of flowers on top of his head. And it wasn't just his brother. When he looked at his parents, he also saw the flowers. The three boxes were very large and the flowers were very beautiful. Then, he looked at himself from the mirror. He saw the flowers, too. But his flowers went to the mouth of the television. Its mouth was big. His flowers became fewer and fewer.

    At last, he learned that watching TV was a waste of time. He could learn nothing from it. He decided he would never again let the television eat his time.

An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree.A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved(挥动) the fly away with his long ears. Then the fly came again and the elephant waved him away once more.

This happened several times. Then the elephant asked the fly,"Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you just stay in one place?"

The fly answered,"I am interested in whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses, and everything that happens around me, pull me in all directions and I cannot resist (抵抗) them.What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?"

The elephant stopped eating and said,"My five senses do not rule me. I am in control of myself—my senses do not tell me what to do. This helps me stay focused on whatever I do, and so,my mind is calm and still. Now that I am eating, I am completely enjoying eating. In this way, I can just focus on enjoying my food."

After hearing these words, the fly's eyes opened wide and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at the elephant and said,"I understand! I will always be restless if I let my senses control me.On the other hand, if I try to use some self-control, my mind will become calm and I'll be able to stay still."

It is said that the mind is restless and pays attention to whatever is in front of it. But if you can control what you pay attention to, you can control your mind.

Love, joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost a thing. But gifts do cost money. So what should a poor family do?

When I was 10, I told my mother that the only thing I wanted for the New Year was a pogo stick (弹簧单高跷). However, my mother said it was so expensive that we couldn't afford one.

On a Saturday before New Year, my family went shopping together. While my mother and I were picking out the gifts, my dad said, "I'll be back soon-I need to see something in the tool area." A moment later, he came back with a long box. I remembered wondering if there was a pogo stick in it.

When we arrived home, my dad put the box in the garage. While my parents were busy with their chores, I quietly walked out to the garage and found the box. I was so excited and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box, my bright, shiny pogo stick would appear. No such luck! Inside the box was a silly old broom (扫帚).

That New Year morning, I got some gifts like a tiger toy and a saving pot, but I didn't get the present that I really wanted. How upset I felt at that moment though I didn't want my parents to see!

After cleaning up the room, my dad went to the garage. When he came back, he was carrying a beautiful pogo stick. I couldn't believe it! My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on me.

Although we didn't have much money, my parents gave me the most important gift of all: lots of love. That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those wonderful memories. They were full of my childhood. I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.

I have a new neighbour, Jenny.She is not a beautiful girl.She is short and heavy.She can't see anything clearly, so she has to wear {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(glass) every day.She is shy, so she never {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(speak) too much to others.Sometimes I can meet her near my home when I go out for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} walk.And she only says hello to me and then goes away{#blank#}4{#/blank#} no one likes to play with her, she has no friends.

One day after dinner, I walked at the park with my cat Toby.Then, it ran after a ball.I enjoyed {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(watch) Toby running around at the park.But {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my way home, Toby was lost.I looked for it here and there,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} I couldn't find it.I asked many people at the park if they saw Toby, but no one said yes.I was very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(worry) and didn't know what to do.Then I met Jenny.She was very friendly to me.She asked me to describe what Toby looked like and helped me look for Toby {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(careful).At last, we were happy to find Toby under a tree.

From then on, I changed my way to tell whether a girl is really beautiful or not.And Jenny and I{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) good friends now.