A young man found some water when walking in the desert(沙漠). The water was so 1 that he brought a leather(皮革的) bag of it back to his teacher.
After a four-day2, he gave the water to his teacher. The teacher took a big drink, smiled and3 his student for the good water. The young man was4 and went back home.
Later, the teacher let5 student taste the water. But the student spat(吐) it out, 6 it was too bad. It was clear that the leather bag made it get so7.
The student asked his teacher, "Sir, the water is smelly(发臭的).8 do you seem to like it very much?" "You only9 the water," the teacher said. "I tasted the gift. In the water is love and10 could be better than it."
Do you think you can understand this11? Something cheap or expensive may make us enjoy and thank young children when we get gifts of love from them,12 we love the idea after the gift more.
13, some people only like a gift itself. Gratitude(感激) doesn't always come14 an easy way. We should tell ourselves how to show thanks and teach our children about how15 the gratitude is. After all, gifts from the heart are real gifts.
