Turning the Lips Upside Down
One morning, Lucy woke up with an unhappy face. She tried to lift her lips(嘴唇) but she couldn’t. So, she ran to the park and walked up to a clown(小丑) , because he always looked happy.
“What can I do, Mr. Clown? All I have is sadness,” she said.
“Maybe you can draw a smiley face like me,” the clown answered.
Hearing that, Lucy went home and used a crayon to draw a large smile, but she was still not happy. It wasn’t fun at all.
She went down the street to find her grandpa. “What can I do, Grandpa? All I have is sadness!”
Grandpa said, “Let’s go to the candy store. Maybe a happy face candy can help you!” So, they went to the candy store to get the happiest-looking candy.
Lucy put it in her mouth and waited for some changes. Nothing happened. It was useless.
She went back to the park again. A boy was playing with a ball alone. Nobody seemed to notice him. He looked so lonely.
“Throw it my way,” she shouted.
The ball came and went, again and again. Seeing the boy running around, shouting and laughing, Lucy’s heart was filled with warmth and joy. Somehow, Lucy’s lips started to change. They moved up. Her happy face finally came back!
Happiness is an energy that comes from within. And the best way to make yourself happy is to let others feel happy.
【小题1】What happened to Lucy that morning?| A．She was too ill to go out. | B．She was too sad to smile. |
| C．She couldn’t feel her lips. | D．She wanted a new friend. |
| A．To ask for help in order to make herself happy. |
| B．To learn about how to draw a smile on her face. |
| C．To ask Mr. Clown why he always looks so happy. |
| D．To learn about how to look as happy as a clown. |
| A．If she buys herself some candy, she can be happier. |
| B．Lucy will become happy if she makes a happy face. |
| C．Eating a happy face candy will make Lucy happy. |
| D．Sugar has the power to make little children happy. |
| A．Happiness is hard to find but something good will happen to us in the end. |
| B．Happiness is quite easy to find so we don’t need to go out to search for it. |
| C．The best way to find happiness is to be nice to others and make others happy. |
| D．The best way to find happiness is to keep telling yourself you are happy. |
