I've heard such a story. On a Friday1 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was 2 , and many people who hurried to go home3 and put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of4 and laid it on the ground. Then he began5 . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the6 on that paper, "Last night, a gentleman put a (n)7 thing into my hat. Please come to get it back. " When the people saw that, they felt very curious and8 what it could be. After about half an hour, a man9 there in a hurry and said, "It can't be true! You... you... "
The young violinist asked, "Did you10 something?" "A lottery ticket (彩票)," the man answered11 .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. "Is it?" he asked.
The man was too12 to say a word. He13 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards (奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he14 50 dollars and put it into the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being15 . After the violinist finished his performance, he found the lottery ticket in his hat. Thinking that the owner would probably return to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won't be happy forever."
