Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were1to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.
One day, 12-year-old Janet and 2 friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on 3side. But Amy said they didn't need to.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend 4you today." Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh 5 from his yard.
Later, Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the 6 person in town. Why was he so nice to us?" Amy 7 that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. 8 she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her9, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.
Janet then realized smiles do 10.
If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.
