A rich man loved his little boy very much. He wanted 1 him happy all the time. So he gave him everything that he could buy with 2. But the little boy was still 3. Where he went, he always wore a frown. And he always wished for something he did not have. He rich man didn't know 4 to make his son happy.

    One day, a magician came and said to him, "I can make your son happy and 5 his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price 6 telling him the secret."

    "All right," said the man, "No matter what you ask for, I 7 you." The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There were some words on the paper, "Do one 8 thing for someone every day." The boy followed the 9 and became one of 10 boy.

    I think only those who are always thinking about others can be truly happy.

    Have you ever eaten a dandelion (蒲公英)? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.

    "Time to pick dandelions, Athena, "Mum opened the car door and I entered with a 1. My hometown is in Greece (希腊), where dandelions are 2 on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to 3 them with my family every spring?

    Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had 4 moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was 5 Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that 6 would notice us picking dandelions.

    We 7 into a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our car. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. "8 do we cat dandelions? "I asked. "The best food in the world. "Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. 9 we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our 10 Greek food.

    The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served 11 different。Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. "Wait!" I said to Brigid. But it was too 12. "You ate the dandelions! "I told her. We both 13, and she ate another bite. "14, "she said.

Mum was smiling at us. After dinner. Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a 15: to be as open-minded as my family and my new friend.

You can see many dfferent monsters (怪兽) in the movie Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Some of them have a holiday on a big ship.

Do you have any close friends? I'm sure you do. Everyone has a 1 friend or two. 

I recently learned an interesting lesson about the power of 2 . It was a story about two friends—a Canadian girl named Jessica Stuart and a Japanese girl named Fukue. Stuart's parents got new jobs in Japan and moved there to 3 when she was a child. After Stuart met Fukue at school, they became good friends. Stuart often 4 Fukue from bullies (欺凌弱小者). After one year, Stuart's family moved back home. Stuart and Fukue stayed in 5 by writing letters to each other. 6 , after two years, Fukue's letters stopped coming. Stuart was confused (困惑不解的). Why did the letters stop? She began a long journey to find her 7 friend again. Many years later, she found Fukue. Both girls were adults by then. It 8 that Fukue dropped out of school because she was bullied again. That happened after Stuart 9 . Luckily, they were able to find each other again, 10 after many years apart. 

Not every friendship can last forever. People come and go. But true friends can find a way to stay together forever—even if they've been far apart for a long time. 

My name is Mary. I'm a teacher. It's 9 o'clock on Monday. My class begins. There is a boy in my class. His name is Bob. I ask Bob, "I get some apples from a fruit seller*. And I give you one apple and one apple and one apple. How many apples have you got?"

After some time, Bob says, "Four. "

I say, "Please listen to me carefully. It's not difficult. I give you one apple and one apple and one apple. How many apples have you got?"

"Four, " Bob says. 

I remember Bob likes carrots. Then I say, "I give you one carrot and one carrot and then one carrot. How many carrots have you got?"

"Three?"

"Yes!" I ask, "I give you one apple and one apple and one apple. How many apples have you got?"

"Four. "

"How? Please tell me. How?" I ask. 

"Because I already have an apple in my bag, " says Bob. 

Now I think Bob gives the right answer all the time. 

 It's easy to know if the plate I'm washing is my grandfather's — it will have no food left. My younger brother is the opposite — there's always food left over. The feel of warm water and the dish soap on dinner plates always comfort me a lot at the end of a busy day.

 About a year ago, our family dishwasher broke. My dad had just left for a work trip, so I offered to do the dishes by hand to help my busy mum.

 At first, doing the dishes greatly annoyed me. I was in a rush to get them done because there was endless work waiting for me to do. However, slowly, the task of washing off food leftovers soon led to a transformation in me. So even when we did finally buy a new dishwasher, I still kept washing the dishes by hand after dinner.

I always start with the dinner plates. I have learned to turn them over and wash the bottom. Then I move to any bowls that have been used. After the bowls, I turn to the dishes used to cook.

 Standing in the same place every day, washing the dishes by hand has been more calming and meaningful than I could have ever imagined. For about 15 minutes every day, I can slow down and forget everything in the world as my mind, eyes and hands focus on(专注于) a simple task that would always result in success. Now I'm able to get myself out of all my worries and put myself more wholeheartedly into enjoying the simple task.