The great Zen（禅宗）teacher, Benzei had many pupils. One day, one of them was caught because of stealing things by other students. And they reported him to Benzei, but he took no action against the boy.

    A few days later, the same boy stole another student's things and was again caught. And again Benzei did nothing. This made the other students angry, and they wrote a petition(请愿书) to ask the teacher to send away the thief from school. They all threatened to leave if the boy was allowed to stay.

    The teacher called a meeting of the students. When they had arrived, he said to them, "You are good boys who know what is right and what is wrong. If you leave, you will have no trouble in joining any other school. But what about your brother who does not even know the difference between right and wrong? Who will teach him if I don't? No, I cannot ask him to go even if it means losing all of you. "

   Tears coursed down(流下) the cheeks of the boy who had stolen. From then on, he never stole again and became an honest man.

    Li Ming is staying with the Wang's family for the weekend. Today it is warm and fine. The family are having dinner in the garden. They often have dinner in the garden on a warm and fine spring day. Now Mr. and Mrs. Wang are sitting at the table with Li Ming under a tree.

    "It's great to have dinner out here on such a lovely day," Mrs. Wang says. "What's the weather like in your hometown, Li Ming?" Mr. Wang asks. "It's not very warm in spring. But I like the spring there best." "Help yourself to some cakes, Li Ming,"Mrs. Wang says. "Thanks," says Li Ming. "The cakes are very nice. I enjoy the dinner very much."

Once upon a time in a big city, I walked along the street and suddenly I found an interesting coffee shop, in which I could {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (承担得起) to buy a coffee. I went inside and met a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (陌生人) with long curly hair. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (她的) friendly face made me think of someone know. We then decided to sit down beside a table and begin a talk. She was such an{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (外向的) girl that I laughed all the time over the talk. Her good {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (礼仪) made the talk even more enjoyable. Therefore, we shared almost everything {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (直接地) with each other, like our opinions on events and our interests in life. We were just like old friends that we even {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (提到) our private stories and feelings. In our conversation, I also learned something {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (宝贵的) from her experiences. Her attitudes towards the ups and downs in her life really touched my heart. All {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (反映) that she was such a positive girl that it is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (值得) making friends with her. In the end, we said goodbye, feeling happy for the luck to meet each other. It did turn a simple day into an unusual experience.

One day, Miss Wang tells her students to write a composition (写作文)，My Father.Bob writes the composition first and then helps his mother cook. But Eric goes to play with his dog, Coco.When it's time for dinner, he comes back.After dinner, he plays with his phone. Before going to bed, Eric remembers(记起) his composition.But he has no time to do it. He thinks of a way, "I can copy(抄袭) Bob's".

The next day, Miss Wang asks Eric,"Why your    ▲     is the same as Bob's?"

Eric answers"We have the same father."

Mary is a three-year-old girl. One day, her parents can't find her in the house. 

"Where is Mary? Is she in the garden(花园)?" Asks Mrs Brown. 

"Maybe(可能) you are right. Let's go to the garden, " says Mr Brown. 

When they come to the garden, they see Mary sitting under a tree. 

"Hello, My name is Mary. Good morning. Glad to meet you here. I like green, and I like eating bananas. What do you like?"

"Who are you talking to, Mary?" asks Mr and Mrs Brown. 

"I'm talking to my new friends, " Mary says. 

Who is Mary talking to? Do you know? She is talking to some ants(蚂蚁) under the tree. What a lovely(可爱的) girl she is!

2nd March is National Old Stuff Day(旧物日) in the US. It is all about old stuff — things you used have been forgotten for ages in your home. You must have some old stuff around. And today is all about enjoying it and reusing(再次使用) it. Because what's better than finding something really great from days gone by?

It's so easy to forget things you have. If we don't use them every day, some things can be put away and stay there. And that's not just the things in your home — technology grows so quickly that new toys come out all the time, and new books keep coming out. In the age of new information, we can have so many things easily. Today is all about remembering the things we left behind. 

We've learnt to value what age can bring to things. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older. It's certain that old things still have their uses, value or charm. People today will pay a lot of money for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday. 

You can really get into the charm of old things by visiting a junk shop(旧货店). Another person's old stuff could be your new stuff! Or maybe now is a good day to clean up! Old stuff could become a great gift for someone else, or you could always send your old things to a charity(慈善机构). If you're free, you can turn your old clothes into new ones with just a little change. 

Today could be a good day to visit your elder families. You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up. 

Most of all, remember that today's new stuff will one day be old stuff.