One day a lion met a spider, who was just busy making a web. The lion 1 for a while and said, "How clever you are! How did you learn to do that?" The spider answered proudly, "I learned it from my mother."

    The lion watched a longer while. Then he asked the spider, "But why don't you catch your food in the way that I do?"

    "I am just a 2 animal," the spider replied. "I cannot run fast or fly. 3 with my web I can catch flying insects, and I don't even have to run after them."

    The lion then asked, "Could you make a 4 for me? Then I would not have to run after animals either."

    "Sorry," the spider said. "My web can only catch flying insects. But you cannot love 5 them."

    The lion was angry with the spider. She did not have to work 6 for food. And she would not help him get his 7. So he hit the web and broke it. But the spider jumped 8 the lion's back and bit him.

    "Now you will 9 me," said the spider as she jumped into the grass. "Think carefully 10 you do something bad to other animals. Some of us may be small, but we are very smart."

    The lion tried to scratch his back, but he could not reach where the spider bit. It itched(发痒)for several days. He remembered the smart spider for a long time.

    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.

This year, I'm pushing myself to accept new things. Recently, I1 eating out alone. Asa socially anxious(焦虑的) person, I had always found this hard. 

I walked into the restaurant completely alone: no phone, no book, nothing to draw or write with. It was just me and my wallet. I took the time to read the menu 2 . I paid attention to how everything was made. I was still nervous and I thought to myself, "What better comfort food is there than a classic burger and fries?"

 The moments after I ordered were the 3 part of the experience. Waiting for my food with nothing to look at or read felt uncomfortable. I kept worrying about what other people were thinking. I 4 at everyone else in the restaurant and tried to calm down. 

 As I became more relaxed, I discovered ways to find 5 in the experience. In such a busy world, we seldom take a second for ourselves. Eating alone gave me a chance to enjoy ourselves. It pushes me to stop and be present in the moment. 

Lili Time is a cafe in Shanghai, but it is a little bit different. Some customers do not go there to drink coffee. Instead, they want to enjoy the "special" service (服务).

In 2013, when Zhang Lili was working in her first cafe, a customer gave her a note. It read, "I'm deaf but I really love coffee. Would you give me the chance to learn how to make it?" And then this customer became the first deaf barista (咖啡师) in that cafe. And there started Zhang's story with the deaf community.

Six years later, Zhang and her husband started Lili Time. Over the past few years, it has become a place filled with love. Some other cafes also have deaf baristas, but they use QR codes (二维码) to help with ordering. Lili Time does not. People need to order their coffee by talking to its baristas, even though they speak slowly and sometimes not clearly enough. But this is Zhang's plan. She wants deaf people to talk to others and be more confident. She doesn't sell coffee by delivery service (外卖服务), either. She wants there to be communication between her customers and her baristas.

At the same time, Lili Time provides a space for people to teach others skills, such as taking photos, learning English, French, and so on—all for free. They come here every week. Now, Zhang is thinking about opening a new cafe for children in need.