Henry is going througha very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life without heris meaningless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing nothing. His familytry to encourage him to do new things and enjoy life, but they're notsuccessful.
Henry's neighbor, anold woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen himoutside for days! She asks him to come closer to the fence(篱笆) next to her house.
"Hello, Henry'!Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can youhelp me fix this fence?"' Lisa asks.
Henry is angry. He isthe one who needs help right now. He thinks the old lady is kind of rude. Butshe is too old to fix the fence herself, so he agrees.
Henry works on thefence for days. Lisa brings him orange while he is working. When he finishes,she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.
"What a wonderfuljob! Could you please paint it for me?" Lisa says to him.
Henry cannot believeshe is asking for more help. Doesn't she know how sad he is? But because herespects(尊重) her, he agrees. He workshard painting the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa's orange and encouragement arehelpful. As their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful jobhe has done. Henry feels very happy.
Henry no longer feelsthat life is meaningless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn't rude. She knowsthat staying busy can help him forget his sadness. He helped her, but she trulysaved him.
