There once lived a beautiful white elephant, and everyone in the land wanted to find her just to have a look. The news traveled all over the land and finally _________ the king.

The king wished to have this elephant for himself, _______ he sent his men deep into the forest to find her. After many months, the king’s men discovered where she lived, put her in chains and _______ her to the king.

The elephant rose up one day and broke her chains. She _______ through the palace, frightening everyone. She then broke through the gates and made her way deep into the forest. She traveled for _______, fearing the king’s men might catch her again. But they ________ their pursuit (追赶) after two weeks, and returned to the palace.

The elephant could not make the memory of her abuse go away. Every time the wind blew in the trees, she became ________, causing her to run, bumping into trees and branches and rocks. She became ________ and blue again from all of the running in fear.

Then one day, the wind blew again and she started running as usual. After running for many hours in fear, the elephant came to rest ________ a special tree in which a wise man lived. The wise man could feel her great fear. He said to her, “The wind moves the clouds in the sky but it is not your ________. Do not be afraid of the wind, for it cannot hurt you. Your fear is in your mind. Look there and you will find it.”

The elephant ________ understood what he was telling her. She began to breathe easily and she never lived in fear again.

When I was small, I used to visit my grandparents in the countryside, far away from the city. My grandpa was a _________ farmer. Though he passed away many years ago, I still remember a lesson Grandpa taught me one summer.

Grandpa looked after the sheep and _________ them from wolves and other wild animals in the forest. One morning, when Grandpa gathered(聚集) the sheep, _______ set out. As we were guarding the sheep, Grandpa said to me, “Nick, _______ yourself to be a sheep farmer. What will you do if one of the sheep is lost? Will you go to look for it?”

“Of course,” I replied. “As a sheep farmer, I should be _________ for every sheep. If one sheep is lost, I will do whatever it takes to bring it back.”

Grandpa shook his head and said, “You have a kind heart, _______ I don’t think you are wise enough.”

At that time, I didn’t _________. Then, Grandpa continued, “Remember, no matter what happens, you must keep your cool. If you don’t, you won’t be able to make right _________. If one of these sheep is lost and we go to look for it, what will happen to the other sheep? They might get _________, too. What’s worse, they might be eaten up by wolves.”

The more I thought about Grandpa’s words, the more I ____________ how true it was! From then on, I always remembered to keep my cool no matter what happened.