Once there was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn. The watchwas cheap, but it was very important to him because it was a(n)1from his father on his tenth birthday.
After2thebarn for a long time，he gave up and asked for help froma group of children playing near it.
He3 them that the person who found the watch wouldbe rewarded5 dollars.
Hearing this, the children ran inside the bam4. They looked for the watch everywhere5still could not find it. Just when thefarmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be givenanother6.
The farmer looked at him and thought," Why not? After all, thiskid looks honest. "
So the farmer7thelittle boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watchin his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy8he succeeded but the rest failed.
The boy replied in peace," "I did9but sat quietly and listened for the soundof the watch."
This shows us that sometimes a10mind can think better than an excitingone. Stop and think over for a while.
