Thanks to the Spring Bud Project, Yu Guowen became a researcher in Beijing from a mountain girl. This project mainly provides education for the rural（农村）girls.

In 1995, when Yu was in primary school, illness was the main cause of her family’s poverty（贫穷）. However, they didn’t have enough money to buy medicine. Her parents made a living by farming, but they never allowed her to drop out of school.

In 1989, our country started the Spring Bud Project. It called on everyone to help girls return to school. Ten years later, Yu got its help and got into university. In 2019, she finished all the study.

Yu always volunteers to take part in social（社会的）work. At university, she volunteered to work in hospitals so she could help people who had difficulty hearing and speaking. She also volunteered to teach at a school. She thought everyone should try to help those children who have difficulties going to school.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother.” the girl answered.

“He’s really, really sick and wants to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?” I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. He’s really sick and Mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what a luck,” smiled the man, “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

The Comic Relief charity, an organization that helps people in need, uses laughter to raise money. Every two years in spring, many English people put on a red nose, make a fool of themselves and do “silly” things to make themselves and others laugh. Here are some examples of “silly things” you can do.

Invite friends to your house to watch funny films. They have to pay to watch the film—those with the most comfortable chairs pay more—and for food and drinks.

Hold a talent show at school and ask your friends and teachers to sing, dance or tell jokes. Sell tickets for the show to the rest of the school.

Have a “red nose party” at your house. All your friends come dressed in red-including red nose and you serve red food and drinks. If they don’t wear red, they have to pay a fine.

Get the students at your school to make funny sculptures(雕塑品), using all kinds of art materials. Sell tickets to your Red Nose Day exhibition(展览). People can buy a red nose at supermarkets, and part of the money goes to Comic Relief.

The organization has helped people for 35 years by 2020. And how much money have they collected since the first Red Nose Day? More than 600 million! The idea of Red Nose Day has travelled to other countries, too. In New Zcaland, for example, people have made big red noses which they put on the front of cars and even buildings!

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