One day, a young painter passed by a garden. He was deeply attracted (吸引) by the beautiful flowers in the garden. An old gardener was working there, but suddenly the young painter found the old gardener was blind.
"Wow, your flowers are so beautiful. Do you need a favour?" the young painter asked.
"No, thanks. I have planted flowers for years. And it's part of my life." the old gardener smiled.
"But you can't see the flowers. Why do you keep doing that?" said the young painter.
"Although I can't see them, I can touch them and smell the sweetness." the old gardener said, "And it's also for you."
"For me? But you don't know me," said the painter.
"Yes, I don't know you. But I know many people like you will stop here. The beauty of my flowers will make them happy," said the old gardener.
The two men had a wonderful conversation and shared the beauty together. The beauty is what we can see and what we can feel.
In the afternoon, Leo played basketball in the living room. Suddenly, his basketball hit a vase(花瓶). The vase 1 on the floor and was broken. Leo was so worried about that. To cover the 2 , he glued the pieces together and put the vase back.
The mother noticed the change on the vase that evening. At dinner, she asked Leo if he broke the vase. Leo was afraid and 3 that a wild cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase down. His mother was quite 4 that her son was lying, because all the windows were closed by her each day. However, she said nothing.
Before bedtime, the mother asked Leo to come to the study. When Leo entered, she 5 a chocolate box and gave one piece to him. "Leo, this chocolate is for your special imagination. You created a smart cat that could 6 the window. " Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. "This one is for your great 7 to repair. The vase looks almost the same as before." After that, the mother gave the third chocolate, "The last one stands for my deep 'sorry'. As your mother, I shouldn't have put a vase there, because it could 8 fall down, especially when my boy likes doing sports at home."
"Mom, I..." Leo tried to say something 9 his mother stopped him. "My chocolate box is empty, so our talk is 10 , too. Now, go to bed! Good night, boy!" "I love you, mom." Leo gave a soft kiss on his mother's face and went to bed relaxedly.
The following days were as usual. The only change was that Leo never told a lie again.
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