With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He1played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always 2his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗). Each of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever grow his sapling best shall get a gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he3an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never4it.
Several days later, he was5to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh 6. Compared with those of his brothers' and sisters', his appeared greener. His father kept his7, bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding8after growing up.
From then on, the boy slowly became9and confident. One evening, he suddenly 10his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he understood：Father had been secretly11his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.
Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. 12, he became the U. S. 13. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
14is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. 15it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
