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There once lived an old man and his little grandson in a village. The old man was a big of reading. Every day, he got up early to read. his grandson noticed this, he also wanted to read. The old man was very happy and often him to read.
One day, the grandson said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I want to read as you do, but I don't understand it, and I always forget what I read if I close the book. Is reading really good for me?"
The grandfather pointed at a dirty coal basket (煤筐) and said in a(n) voice, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water."
The boy to the river and did as his grandfather told him, but all the water leaked out(漏出) before he returned home.
The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to walk much next time." This time the boy ran as fast as he could his home after he filled the coal basket with water, but all the water still leaked out.
"Check the coal basket, and you'll find it clean now. It isn't a dirty coal basket . That's what happens when you read a book. You might not understand or remember everything, the words in the book will change you inside and out," the old man said to his grandson.
