I am new to New York．I do not know anyone in the city．An old woman lives next door．She gives me a big box of fruit and vegetables．The kind neighbour(邻居)is Val．

    The fruit and vegetables are from Val's garden(园子)．There are carrots，tomatoes，strawberries and so on in the garden．Val doesn't have sons or daughters．But she is happy．She likes working in her garden．She loves those plants．Sometimes，she talks to them．

    One day,I don't see Val in the garden．Some days later,I see people take many boxes from her home．Grass grows in the garden．The plants look sad．Then I know Val passed away(去世)．So I begin to take care of(照顾)her garden．

    Then a family comes to live next door．They are new to the city．They do not know anyone．And I give them a big box of fruit and vegetables from Val's garden．

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    There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

    There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

    One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle," the king said. Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it," the king challenged.

    People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads.

    How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土)over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

    A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour(面粉).

    Your Majesty, "the baker said to the king, I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it." Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line. The line the baker made was longer than the king's line.

    Now, good king, "the baker smiled, "your line is shorter.

    The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. "You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.

    The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

    Barbie dolls always wear beautiful clothes. Do you know who makes the clothes for them? Kim Culmone from the US is a fashion designer. But unlike other designers, she only makes clothes for Barbie.

    Culmone is 48 years old. Her job is to design and make new clothes for Barbie. Culmone likes to watch fashion shows on the streets. When she sees beautiful clothes, she gets some ideas for her designs.

    Culmone is interested in the world of Barbie's clothes. Every day, she spends most of her time drawing different kinds of dresses for Barbie, and making them into real clothes.

    "I love dolls very much. When I was young, Barbie was a very important part of my childhood. I dreamed of making clothes for my own dolls." Culmone says. But it's not an easy job. She has to spend a lot of time planning for Barbie's clothes.

    "Sometimes, you think a dress is beautiful." Culmone says, "But when Barbie wears it, it looks different. Barbie dolls are a bit taller than a bottle of water."

    Like many high school graduates, Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college. She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They were often forced to work at hard physical jobs for little money.

One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7-year-old Hima sold the rocks to support her family. With deep sadness, she decided to pay Hima's tuition(学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, "If we can help one child, why not 10？"

    Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting (当临时保姆). In 2008 the Kopila Valley Children's Home was set up. With the help from the community, another goal was reached in 2010—the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home.

    Today, Doyne lives in the home and is "mum" to the kids.

    Do you want to watch a film called The Bear? Please learn more about it and experience some sincere feelings.

    It tells us a story between two bears. A young bear loses his mother in a terrible accident, and he has to live by himself. He meets a lot of problems and lives a hard life.

    Another strong bear is run after by the hunters. They can't catch him but finally hurt him, so he can't move easily. When the young bear meets him, he wants to become his friend. At first, the strong bear doesn't like him but finally he is touched by the young bear's kindness. So he helps the young bear solve many problems like fighting with a cougar(美洲狮).

    There aren't any talking animals, but the film is funny for most kids. However, we wouldn't call it a children's film. From the exciting film about the two bears, a cougar and the hunters, we can know that the true meaning about life is that "The greatest thrill is not to kill but to let live."