In a village near a desert lived a young and well-known businessman, named James. Despite (尽管) having a lot, he often felt ________ because of the endless challenges he faced.

One day, a wise old man came to the ________ with 100 camels. It’s said he could solve any problem. James went to see him and said, “I’m very unsatisfied with my life. I always have business worries, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me ________ to make them disappear.”

The old man smiled and said, “I’ll give you an ________ tomorrow morning. But first, can you do a small thing ________ me?” James agreed. The old man asked him to ________ the 100 camels for the night, making sure that they all sat down and rested before he could go to sleep.

The next morning, the old man asked James how his night went. James said ________, “I didn’t sleep at all. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get all the camels to ________ together. Even if I managed to get some camels to sit on one side, a few others would stand on the other side.”

“That’s ________. As noticed last night, some camels sat down on their own, while others required some ________, and yet many camels did not sit even after much effort. If you had come back later, you would have seen that some of the camels, even though they didn’t sit at first, ________ sat down on their own,” the old man said. James nodded.

The old man continued, “Problems are just like ________—some problems get solved by ________, some get solved when you put in some effort, and some do not get solved even after you have tried your best. ________ such problems to time. At the right time, these problems themselves will come to an end.”

James felt a sense of understanding. It completely changed the way he saw life’s ________.

There once was a very rich and curious (有好奇心的) king. The king put ________ big stone in the middle of a road. Then he hid (藏起来) nearby and waited to see ________ would happen.

The first people to pass by (路过) were some of the city’s richest businessmen. Instead of moving the stone, they only complained (抱怨) and ________ around it. Later, a farmer came along. He was carrying a big basket of vegetables. When he got near the stone, the farmer put down ________ vegetables and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. It took a lot of ________ but he finally moved it away.

Then the farmer was ready to go on his way. He saw a bag on the road and opened it. The bag was filled with gold coins and a note ________ the king. The king’s note said the gold coins in the bag were a ________ for moving the big stone off the road.

The farmer could ________ passed by the stone like others. But he chose (选择) to be ________ and moved the big stone for others. He got a reward (奖励).

The story shows us an important lesson: every difficult ________ a chance (机会) to make a difference.

Once there lived a deer with long and beautiful antlers（鹿角）. He got on well with all the other animals and even the lion ________ him.

One day, a group of traders（商人）________ their way in the forest. They didn’t know what to do and felt ________. The deer walked to them, told them to ________ him and led them out of the forest.

Later the traders went to see the king and told him about the wonderful deer and his kindness. However, the king only remembered the deer’s ________ antlers. He wanted to hunt the deer himself at once.

After the king went into the forest, he tried to shoot the deer many times, but he didn’t succeed. He ran after the deer and it was his first time to go ________ into the forest. ________ the king fell into a deep hole. He cried for ________ loudly. Without thinking, the deer ran to the hole and pulled him out with his antlers. The king hurt his leg and could hardly walk. So, the deer let the king ________ his back and took him back to his palace. The king was so thankful to the deer that he finally treated the deer as a friend.

As we can see, if we can learn to help our enemies when they need help, we will be ________ to win friends for life.