Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life without her is hopeless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing nothing. His family try to encourage (鼓励) him to do new things and enjoy life, but they’re not successful.

Henry’s neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come closer to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.

“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.

Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs help right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of rude (无礼的). But she is too old to fix the fence herself, so he agrees.

Henry works on the fence for days. Lisa brings him orange juice while he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.

“What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa says to him.

Henry cannot believe she is asking for more help. Doesn’t she know how sad he is? But because he respects her, he agrees. He works hard and paints the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa’s orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job he has done. Henry feels very happy.

Henry no longer feels that life is hopeless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn’t being rude. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.

When Ariel rode her bike to the Wildlife Park, she planned to go hiking and bird-watching. Suddenly she saw a swan(天鹅) in the grass. Ariel had worked at the Wild Bird Aid(援助) Center, so she knew that swans can be fierce(凶猛的). But as she got close to this one, it didn’t move.

She knew that the bird needed help. Ariel covered her jacket over the bird’s head to keep it calm, carefully picked it up, and held it in her arms. She decided to send it to the aid center. But the center was very far. She didn’t know how to carry the swan there. Luckily, some strangers took them to a nearby subway station by car.

On the subway, Ariel called the center on the way, and Higginbotham, an animal-care manager, met her at the subway station and drove them to the center. There, doctors found that the swan was poisoned(中毒).

The swan was carefully treated at the center. People all expected good news from her. But sadly, she died two months later, because of too much poison in her body.

“It’s a sad story, but the real story is just how far some people would go to save swan in the big city. In all, Ariel travelled two hours,” says Higginbotham. “That’s the spirit we want in everyone.”

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Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was.【小题1】

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems.

Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual.【小题2】I didn't know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.【小题3】That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class.【小题4】

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember doing so.

It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is.【小题5】

So smile at the world and it will smile back.