Thanksgiving Day was near. The first-grade teacher asked1students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for. People celebrated the holiday2turkey( 火鸡) and other traditional food of the season. So, most of her students' pictures were about them.
3, Peter drew a different kind of picture. Peter was a different kind of boy. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew ay4. Other students were all very interested in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed5. Another thought it was the hand of a policeman, because the police (山)6 and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God(上帝) ... The discussion went on until the teacher almost7the young artist.
During the break, all children ran out of the classroom except Peter. The teacher came to Peter's 8 , bent(弯腰) down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy9and said in a low voice, "It's yours, teacher.
She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here and there. She10said, "Take my hand, Peter. Let's go outside. Let me show you how to use your pencil. "Peter was very grateful to his teacher.
