A young man,while traveling through a desert，come across a spring of clear water.
小题1: water was sweet.He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 小题2: had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man__小题3:__(present)the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 小题4: (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home 小题5: a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 小题6: student taste the water. He spit it out,
小题7: (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
小题8: ?”
The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 小题9: (sweet).”
We understand this lesson best 小题10:we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
