One day, a lobster(龙虾) met a hermit crab(寄居蟹)in the deep sea. They stopped (swim) and began to have a talk with each other.
The lobster (take) off his hard shell and showed his lovely and soft body. When the hermit crab saw the lobster take off the shell, felt surprised. He shouted at the lobster and wanted to stop the lobster.
"Hey!" said the crab. “ are you talking off your shell? The shell is (use) and it can protect you. Now you take off your shell. Big fish may eat you. You may also knock against a rock. Don't be silly. Please put your shell again. Or you will have to (payment) a heavy price for what you did."
“ (thank) for your reminding, hermit crab! But we take off our shells in order (grow) better. we are afraid to take off our shells, then we can't move forward in life," answered the lobster.
The hermit crab thought it over and understood what the lobster said.
There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don't understand their 1, and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will I 2 my child? Well, I think there are many ways. 3, I'll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good 4 him or her. If it is not good for my child, I'll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a 5 way. Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child 6. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I'll say somethinglike7, “Well done! I'm very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very 8. Third, I will spend 9 time staying with my child than my parents did with me. I'll chat and go shopping with my child. I am 10 these ways will make parents and their kids get on well.
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Feeling leftout？
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn't around. Here's our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It's hard when a best friend isn't around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends，but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there's always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you'd like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.
If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn't have before she left. You can introduce her to your new friends!
Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some ways of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chaffs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chaff facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out: Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.
At last, there will be two players and one chaff. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
