A long time ago, there lived a baker (面包师) in the town. His bread was the best in the town, but he was greedy (贪婪的). A young man lived _______ the bakery. The man didn’t have much, but he was very kind and liked _______ everything he had. He was well liked in the town. The baker was jealous (妒忌的) of his cheerful neighbour. “How can he have so little but be easily _______?”

Every morning, the delicious smell of freshly baked bread filled the street outside the bakery.

One morning, the baker _______ the poor man eating his stale (不新鲜) bread when he enjoyed the nice smell from the bakery. “The _______ smell is making his stale bread taste better.” He should

“_______ the smell that he steals (偷) from my shop,” thought the baker. He shouted at the poor man, “You take pleasure in the _______ of my baked bread every day. You must pay some money.” The poor neighbour didn’t agree. Finally, the baker took the case to a town judge (法官).

The judge listened to their words carefully and said, “The poor man has to pay the baker five gold coins for all the stolen smell for years.” The poor man counted five gold coins and put them in a bag. “Now pass the coin bag _______ one hand to the other,” said the judge. “Did you hear the coins _______?” the judge asked the baker. “Yes. It’s wonderful!” said the baker. The baker went over to his neighbour to get the money. However, the judge stopped the baker. “Wait! You have got your payment. You have been paid by hearing the ________ of the coins.”

Do you feel sleepy on rainy days? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. Many people feel the same way. But do you know why?

One of the reasons is that there is little sunshine on rainy days. Our brain (大脑) will have less serotonin (血清素)and more melatonin (褪黑素) if there is not enough sunlight. Serotonin helps us feel good and energetic, while melatonin makes us feel sleepy. As a result, we may want to go to sleep and even feel a bit sad when it is rainy.

The humidity (湿度) of a rainy day is another reason. As it rains, the air becomes wetter than usual. It’s more difficult for our sweat (汗水) to dry in weather like this, so our body has to work harder to stay cool. This can make us feel tired.

Moreover, the sound of rain, a type of pink noise, will make us feel sleepy too. Like white noise,pink noise includes all the sound frequencies (频率) humans can hear, but it has fewer high frequencies than white noise. This makes pink noise sound softer. Studies show that people’s brain waves (脑电波) will become fewer when they hear pink noise, so they will fall asleep more easily.

Now you can understand why you are sleepy on rainy days. Then what can you do if you don’t like that feeling? Well, you can get as much natural light as possible and keep yourself busy. Also, you can use a machine to make your room dry. In this way, you won’t feel sleepy any more.