In a small village, there were two friends, 5-year-old Tom and 10-year-old John John was bigger and stronger than Tom.
One day, they played in the forest. Suddenly John into a deep hole. John started shouting for help. Tom ran to John at once. He got a rope(绳子), gave one end to John and began to pull very hard. Finally Tom pulled John out of the . Both of them cried, smiled and then walked back home.
Tom and John were away for a long time, so parents got worried. All the villagers started to look the children. When Tom and John finally arrived back in the village, everyone was excited. Their parents hugged them and asked they went, Tom and John told everyone what in the forest. However, almost no one believed them.
They asked Tom, "How were you to help a person twice your size and weight? You are just five. "
Tom answered, "I used a rope. " Everyone laughed and shook their heads. Just then wise old man said that everything was true. He explained, "Tom could do that, no one was there to tell him 'You can't do it. "
