A storm blew up over the state. In the morning, I found a baby bird in the gallery. He was wet through, looking very 4________ for himself. He was alone, with no ________ around. Realizing he was ________ by the storm, I picked him up and made a big “house” for him, filled with some grass and ________

He was very ________ at first. But as time ________ he finally became outgoing and sat on my shoulder as I walked in the yard. From then on, he ________ became a member of my family. He ate some of the dog’s meat and some insects I ________ to find. Two weeks going by, he decided to fly off on his own! I was glad he ________ and was able to live his life as he should.

About one year later, I was in the yard again, this time hanging out some ________ when a big bird flew down and ________ on my shoulder! He was not a bit ________ and I knew it was him. Staying for a while, he flew off up into the ________,disappearing.

A wild bird came back to say, “Thank you for ________ me.”Fantastic! ________ the little thing, I experienced a strong sense of satisfaction.

One businessman was in debt and couldn’t figure out a way out of it when an old man appeared before him.

“Is something bothering you?” he said. After listening to the _______businessman, the old man said: “ I think I can help you.” He wrote him a _______, saying: “Take this money. We will meet here _______in one year, and you will be able to _______it to me at that time.” Then, he turned around and disappeared just as_______as he appeared.

The businessman saw the check in his hands for an amount of 500 thousand dollars, _______by John Rockefeller, one of the _______people in the world at that time! But instead of using the money, he put the check into his safe. The thought about its _______gave him strength to find a solution to save his business.

_______the return of his courage, he concluded profitable deals. Months ________and he got out of ________and started to earn money again. Exactly one year ________, he returned to the park with the same check. At the ________time the old man appeared again. But ________the businessman wanted to return the check and share his story of ________, a nurse ran up and grabbed the old man.

“I’m so glad, I caught him!” She exclaimed. “I hope he wasn’t ________ you. He always runs away from the house and ________he is John Rockefeller.”

The businessman was puzzled, and suddenly he understood that it’s not the money, ________or imaginary, that turned his life up. It was his new ________and belief that gave him strength to   ________ everything that he had now.

Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be_______to raise worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in_______, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not_______them in a warm place.

The next spring Jody_______again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside_______they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.

One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from state of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who_______things has to pay taxes!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still_______to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had _______. Soon some people from a television station_______with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was________. Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.