In the 1930s, Dan West was farming in Spain. It was wartime (战争时期), and people were starving (挨饿). An idea came to him when he handed out (分发) cups of milk to children. “These children don’t need a cup.     38     need a cow.” This was the beginning of Heifer International (小母牛组织).

Heifer International gives different     39     of gifts. Its gifts might say “quack” or “moo”. Dan West asked friends in the United States to give gifts of heifers (小母牛) or young cows.     40     then, Heifer International has given animals to four million families. It gives people the chance to feed themselves.

Heifer International wants the people that they helped before to help others. For one project, the group     41     chickens to some children in Asia. The children yearned for (向往) the day when they could help others. Nine-year-old Julie knew she had to look after her chickens     42     so they would produce (生产) new eggs and healthy chicks. She     43     good care of them, and they gave birth to strong, healthy chicks. Julie then passed on the gift of chicks to other families.

Because of Heifer International, children can     44     their days in a schoolhouse instead of working in the fields. They can use the money they made from their animals to pay for school. Heifer International has made a huge     45     to people’s lives for many years. People should be grateful to a kindhearted farmer named Dan West.