Long long ago, there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to1things with others. One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. Smith was happy with the gift(礼物). However, when he got home, he did not know2to plant it. He thought and thought. Finally, he planted the tree in a dark forest, 3no one could see the tree. Because of no sunlight, the tree soon die. Later the friend asked Smith why he had planted the tree in such a4place. Smith said angrily, “If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my5would have come at night and stolen(偷)some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit. ”“Yes, ”said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you got nothing and you also destroyed(毁坏)a good apple tree. ”
