Once, there lived a wise man. His son, however, had no goal in life and wasn’t happy. As the years passed, the man was more and more _______. One day, he handed his son a _______ and said, “I want you to go and find a treasure.”

The son began the journey _______. He travelled really far, across forests and mountains. Finally, he _______ the place with the help of the map and began to dig. He dug and dug, but _______ was found. Tired and sad, he decided to go back home.

On his way back, he noticed dancing birds and beautiful flowers. He met happy _______ in the fields. He found everything nice!

He got home, and his father asked, “How was your journey to the place? Did you enjoy it? ”“Of course not! I was always worried that someone else would find the treasure _______ I did. But I really enjoyed the journey back home and forgot the _______ of not finding the treasure.” The son continued to tell his father what he noticed on his way back.

“Nice things are always there.” the father smiled. “My son, I want you to have a goal. If you don’t have a goal, you won’t _______. But if the goal is the only thing in your mind, you’ll ________ something nice and won’t be happy. So, remember: It’s important to have a goal in life and enjoy the journey as well.”

Little Women is Louisa May Alcott’s most famous novel. The novel follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. It is based on the writer’s own experiences of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War (1861—1865).

When the story begins, the sisters are complaining because they are poor and have to work. Their mother says that they mustn’t spend money on pleasure because there is a war and everybody must help. Their father is in the army. In the letters their father sends home, he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time. They must try to accept the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful. He wants to be proud of them when he comes home. The girls decide to try to improve themselves because they love and miss their father very much.

Alcott was interested in women’s rights and through the four March sisters, she explored four different ways of being a woman in those days. Meg leaves the family to get married and have a new family. Beth devotes herself to looking after her own family. Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure. And Jo, like Alcott herself, tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.