Zhou Chu was born about 1, 700 year ago. He was tall and strong. However, he had a bad temper (脾气). He had lots of bad _______. Everyone was afraid of him. They tried not to talk to him.

Slowly he started to feel _______.

One day, Zhou Chu saw some old men talking in the street. He went up and asked, “Hey! Why are you looking so _______?”

One man replied, “We are worrying about three evils (魔鬼) around.”

“Oh! Tell me and I’ll _______ them!” Zhou Chu waved his arms to show his strength (力量).

“Well,” said _______ man, “first, there is a tiger in the South Mountain. It often takes away our animals and even _______ people. Then there is a flood dragon _______ the bridge. It often makes big waves (浪), breaks our _______ and kills many people.”

“So, what’s the third one?

The men looked at each other, but _______ spoke.

“What is the third evil?” Zhou Chu shouted ________.

One men said, “It’s you!”

“Me?” Zhou Chu was very angry.

The mans said, “You are ________ doing bad things! Are you different from the tiger or the flood dragon?”

Zhou Chu’s ________ burned with shame (羞愧). He said to himself, “I ________ stop acting like this. I’ll get rid of (除掉) all the three evils!”

The next day, Zhou Chu found the big tiger and killed it. Then he went for the flood dragon. They ________ in the river for three days. Finally, he killed it.

From then on, Zhou Chu got ________ changed. With hard work, he became a famous man and was loved by people.

①Some people think that labor (劳动) is hard and tiring (令人困倦的). But I think labor is sweet (甜蜜的) and happy. This is because I know the meaning of labor.

②Labor is like a sweet cake. It makes you feel happy after doing hard and tiring jobs. Labor is also like bitter (苦楚的) fruit that makes you sad.

③Labor makes everything. No matter how poor a hard-working man is, he will have a rich day. No matter how rich a lazy man is, he will be poor one day. Labor brings us clothes, food and houses. We should always keep these words in mind. Labor makes a successful person. Lao She said, “If you don’t work, even your flower cannot live. It shows the meaning of labor.” A man also Said, “Working hard is the key to making money. So labor is the most glorious (光荣的) matter in the world.”

④The fun of labor is endless. When you use labor to do a good job for yourself or for others, your heart must be sweeter than honey. Then you can feel the joy of labor. People like to make friends with those hard-working people.

⑤Labor is great. We should work hard to make our life meaningful.

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A man walked in a mountain for a long time. The mountain road was long and hard to walk on. Though he carried a small bag, the road was very difficult for him. He was very tired. Just in front of him, he saw a little girl, less than 10 years old, carrying a boy on her back. She was also moving on slowly. She was out of breath and kept sweating (出汗), but her hands still firmly (牢牢地) held the boy on her back.

When passing by the little girl, the man said to her, “My girl, you must be very tired because what you carry is so heavy! Why don’t you stop and have a rest?” Hearing this, the little girl said, “What I carry is not a weight (重物). He is my little brother and he is badly ill. I must take him to the hospital as soon as possible.”

It is true that both a brother and a burden (负担) have a weight. But what the little girl said is also true: What she carried was her little brother not a weight. She loved her little brother from the bottom of her heart.