Once upon a time, in a village, there was a farmer named Karim Deen. This farmer was poor, but he had a kind and generous heart. He would like to lend his farm tools to any farmer who had no money to buy his own. He would quietly give a part of his crops to his neighbor who had a poor harvest (收成). His wife was also very kind-hearted. People came to Karim Deen and his wife with their troubles and they would always help them.

As time went by Karim Deen became too old to work. He had no children. Things looked very bad for old Karim Deen, as growing and selling crops was his only source (来源) of money.

One day Karim Deen lay in his bed by the window and looked sadly at his empty field. Then he saw something that surprised him. All the villagers, young and old, men and women, were walking to his field with farm tools. Then they worked in the hot sun. Day after day, they came to work in Karim Deen’s field after working in their own. They helped to sell his crops and give all the money to the kind man and his wife.

The villagers had never forgotten the help they had received from Karim Deen and his wife. They would like to do something for them in return.

Miss Li is a teacher. She teaches in a middle school. She gets up at half past five in the morning. She has breakfast at 6:00. After that she goes to school by bike. She gets there very early. She cleans the desks and chairs for other teachers. Classes begin at 8:00. She and the other teachers work hard. She goes home at 4:00 in the afternoon. Then she does some housework. After dinner she reads books and goes over the students’ homework. She goes to bed at about ten.