Once, there lived a little boy in a village. The boy was very athletic and for him, winning was the most important thing.

One day the village ______ a running race. The little boy took part in it. In the first race, he competed with other two young boys. He came first and _____ . The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The little boy felt _____ .

Later, the second race was called and two young and strong challengers came forward and raced with the boy. Once again, the little boy finished first. The crowd cheered and waved. The boy shouted, “ _____ race please!”

This time, an old man led two new challengers to the race: a weak old lady and a blind man. The boy felt confused, but he still stood at the starting line. Race started ______ the boy was the only one to finish that race.

The little boy raised his arms in delight. To his surprise, this time no one from the crowd waved. And everyone was just looking at him _____ .

“What happened? Why aren’t people cheering?” The boy asked. The old man replied, “Try racing again, but this time finish _____ .”

The little boy thought ______ a while and then again went to the starting line and stood between the old lady and the blind man. Then he took ______ of them by hand and started to walk slowly, and at last the three crossed that finishing line.

This time at the end of the race, the crowd cheered for a long time! The old man said, “Good boy, you have won much more than a race! You have won people’s _____ .”