Annie, a neighbor's daughter, is a sweet girl but just a bit shy. Her birthday's coming, but she felt lonely and was not happy. Her family is quite small and poor, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors.

I wanted to send her a special gift to make her happy. I got an idea! I bought some balloons, streamers(彩带), birthday hats, and so on at a store.

    I took a small recorder(录音机) and asked three friends to sing Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her. It was funny! When other people found out what we were doing, they added their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!

    Then I put a card, some mini balloons and streamers in a beautiful box. When I arranged(布置) everything, it was like opening a mini birthday party!

    Finally, I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles and then sent it to Annie.

    I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommate and one of their neighbors in the dorm all liked the gift. She sounded so happy and I was so glad that she had some friends to share with her. And Annie told me it was the funniest birthday she can remember.

    On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her1 had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual. 

    The lady wondered, “Is the man going to rob(抢劫) me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he 2 and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?”

    After a 3, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.“No, that's nothing, madam,” he said. “ I was just helping someone in4. If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand.”

    A few minutes later, the lady 5 a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped.

    The hostess warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a 6 family and that they need help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 7 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.

    Robert came home later than before, thinking how 8 their life was. His wife was pregnant（怀孕）and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not 9 money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don't worry, dear! Everything is going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”

    Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping 10.

    1 English traveller found that he had only 2 to buy the ticket to go back home. As he knew that it would 3 him only two days to 4to England, he decided that he could easily do 5. So he bought a ticket and 6 the ship. It was time 7 lunch. He didn't go to have it. In the evening, he said that he didn't feel 8 and went to bed 9, the next day he was 10 hungry that he couldn't stand(忍受) it 11.

    “I'm going to eat,” he said. “Even if they throw me 12 the sea.” After he 13 everything the waiter(侍者) put in front of him and he was ready for the coming trouble. “ 14 me the bill(账单)，” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter. “There isn't any bill.” Was the answer. “On the ship 15 are included (包括) in the money for the ticket.”

    Mother Hare's two children were a month old. They lived with their parents in a deep hole (洞) . "Children," said Mother Hare, "It's time for you to live by yourself. Listen carefully to1Father says. Father Hare said, "When you leave, make yourself a deep hole like our hole. It will keep you safe2danger.

    The first little hare did not want to3He thought, "I will make a house near the forest." He found some twigs (树枝) and put them all together to make a house. It4him a day to finish the work. After that, he was 5 so he went to the meadow (草地) to eat. Someone else was in the meadow: a hungry fox. "Come here," said the fox. "Let's have dinner together. You will be dinner!" The hare ran fast into his house.6the fox took the house down and ate the hare for dinner.

    The second little hare said, I will make myself a house in the tree. He built a house in the tree from twigs. When he finished, he went to the meadow to7 food. The hungry fox waited in the meadow and tried to get8for dinner. The second hare wanted to run back to his house in the9.But unluckily, he was so afraid that he couldn't climb up the tree. Then the fox got him and ate him for dinner,10.

    It's good to have your ideas and do the things you like. But sometimes you need to take your parents words into heart.

   It may save you from the wrong way.

    There was once a lonely girl 1 wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two 2 birds. She took them home and put them in a small 3. She was happy to have two "friends". She 4 them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl 5 to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the 6 of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it 7away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn't 8 a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her 9 killed the bird! Then she noticed 10 bird jumping up and down 11 the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 12.So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl 13 as the bird flew. She didn't care about 14 the bird any more, She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 15 song she had ever heard.

    The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

    Serena was the oldest child in the family, and her housework was to mow(修剪)their yard. Mrs. Martin, their elderly neighbor, was not 1 to take care of her yard, so Serena's dad promised 2 that Serena would do this job. "Why didn't you ask me first?" Serena asked 3 . "Did you ask me first when you got me to be in the school festival last autumn?" asked her dad. "No, I didn't ask you first, 4 you're always ready to help others." "I try when I can," her dad answered. "Serena, we have know Mrs. Martin for a very long time. She has always 5 our family. Now we should do something for her in return. What's more, the 6 you get from helping others makes you wonder who is really helping whom." "I don't know, Dad," said Serena. "I only feel 7 after mowing our yard." "I know it's hard work for you," said her dad. "Just wait and see." After 8 at 7:30 a. m. Serena made her way to Mrs. Martin's yard. She was 9 her job and soon Mrs. Martin's yard looked much tidier. Mrs. Martin 10with a big glass of orange juice  and 11 it to her. Serena stopped her work and enjoyed the12, while Mrs. Martin was talking to her about all of the flowers in her yard. Seeing the joy in Mrs. Martin's eyes, Serena began to13 how much the yard meant to Mrs. Martin. After 14 her drink, Serena returned to15 in the yard, feeling warm in her heart and thinking about what her father said. Her dad was right. It was hard to tell who was helping whom!