There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole (洞) in the road. The hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep (深) the hole was. They thought that it was not deep. Then when they drove their cars into the hole, they could not drive out of it because it was so deep. The farmer didn’t spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled (拉) the car out with his tractor and asked the driver a lot of money for doing this.

One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole day and night.” “Oh, no,” said the farmer, “I don’t pull the cars out of the hole at night. At night, I fill the hole with water.”

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One recent survey in Britain showed that 50% of parents didn’t pay their children pocket money. And 76% of the parents who didn’t pay pocket money said that their children complained about it. They really wondered whether to give pocket money or not and how to give it wisely if necessary.

As a reporter, I think pocket money is a good way for children to understand the value of money and to get the good habit of making use of money early.

I would very strongly advise that even from a very young age when we’re giving children money for treats, we still say that some should be put aside for things like buying presents at Christmas, or saving up for things they really want. As soon as we start handing over money we should be handing over responsibility.

In fact, there are also some parents who want to use money to have more control over their children. What that probably leads to is arguments between parents and children. Besides, children aren’t learning to make decisions. Therefore, it’s really helpful for children to learn that they need to manage money—they need to decide what to spend it on, whether they should save it, and so on.

One of the messages we should give our children is that things don’t come easily. They do have to practice, and they will get things wrong. The world doesn’t come to an end if they make a wrong decision, and this is why we shouldn’t help them out if they spend their money on the wrong thing.

It’s very hard, but we’re not helping our children grow into a happy person if we teach them that all they have to do is to complain and then they’ll get what they want.

Overall, it’s important for children to understand that their parents have a budget (预算), with money coming in and money going out and it’s only what’s left—if anything that’s affordable for what the family wants, rather than needs.

Think about what we’re saying by giving our children money, what we want them to do with it and how we should use it as a learning experience rather than just for treats? In this way, they will realize they can’t have everything they want and money has to be earned. Moreover, they need to learn to manage for the future.

I would have a 1,500-meter race. I was waiting for my teacher to take me to the starting line（起跑线）. However, he was busy and kept me waiting. When I saw girls of my age were at the starting line, I worried a lot. Just at that time, I heard the gun（起跑信号）.

I felt terrible. I practiced a lot and now I wasn’t even at the starting line. But there was something inside me telling me to finish the competition. I ran to the starting line. The other runners were 200m in front of me. But when I heard my teachers and classmates, I knew I wasn’t running alone（独自）. They shouted, “Go! Anna!” This made me want to win. I tried my best and got closer to the other runners. Soon there was only one runner in front of me. I could hear people shouting as I ran. I ran past her and crossed the finishing line with a great smile. I made it!

Everything was so unreal when I finished the race. I must thank my teachers and classmates for bringing out the best in me.