This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept _______ why those who had so much money were never _______ and were always desiring more.

“As far an I’m concerned, if I had only enough to _______ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the _______, saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to _______ you for a long time. Now, open your _______ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this _______. All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the _______ shall become dust. Do you understand?”

“I see,” said the beggar.

“Then you should _______! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(n) ________ one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly ________ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ________ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking?” asked the Goddess Fortune.

“Never ________. It’s still strong enough now,” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to ________. “Ah, if only the golden stream would ________ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “________ just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will ________,” warned the Goddess Fortune, but the beggar requested, “It will ________ a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The ________ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ________ but his broken wallet.

There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old teenager was ___________ with friends near the Pascagoula River, when a car with three teenage girls inside accidentally_________ off the road into the river and started to___________ some 20 feet away from land.

It was around midnight in July. In the _________ , Evans and his friends could_________ figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could hear _________ for help.

Evans took off his shirt and shoes without ___________ , diving into the water. He helped the first girl he saw and led her to the shore. Then, he jumped back into the river to ___________ another of the girls. But halfway back to the bank, she was so_________ as to go underwater, pulling Evans down with her. Evans fought his way and pushed her to ______________.

There was still one girl in the water. Watson, 19, could not ____________. She was swallowing water, ____________ to stay afloat. And sacred. “I just knew my last breath was coming and I began to go under. Then, a shake. Evans ____________ me.” Watson said later.

The three girls were rushed to the hospital and well ____________. Evans risked his life to save them, but he said he had no other ____________

When I was still in grade school, my father taught me to fold paper cranes (鹤). As a child, I was totally _______ in the simple paper form that magically moved its wings if I pulled the tail. It’s a memory that has   _______ me and a skill that I have taught others. I remember _______ for an awards ceremony for the college where I served as president. We couldn’t _______ flowers for all the tables; we didn’t have much of a budget.

“How about paper cranes?” I _______ . None of these gifted students had   _______ with the way to make them, so they all _______ their first paper-folding lesson from me. Almost everyone got the _______ of it, but much discouragement followed when they saw how _______ I could do as they were still doing clumsily. When we first learn a skill it’s often a little ________ , until we practice and eventually gain ________ .

The teacher needs skill, patience and ________ , the students need desire, and the task needs to be meaningful. This process ________ to all education really. Sometimes there is a ________ if the teacher expects the students to progress faster than they are ________ . Sometimes the teacher shows strong excitement but the students show no ________ .

Learning can be hard, but it can also make us ________ just like caffeine (咖啡因). When we start with young children, setting off those sparks (火花) of ________ and then tending the flame with love, education ________ . Repetition and gradual development ________ our fully understanding of the skills and knowledge.