Once upon a time, there lived an old man and his grandson Jimmy on a mountain farm. The old man was really1 himself. He got up early every morning to read.
Jimmy wanted to be like his grandpa so he tried to do everything his grandpa did.
One day Jimmy said to his grandpa, "I read books every day like you, but I have 2 understanding most of them. If I don't even understand what I read, what will be the3 of reading? "
Grandpa handed Jimmy a coal basket saying, "Go and bring me a basket of4 . "
Jimmy did that. However, when he got home, there was5 in the basket.
Grandpa said with a smile on his face, "Try again, but this time move faster. "
Jimmy6 . This time he ran faster but the basket was still empty. He knew it would be impossible to complete the task, but he still tried again. This time he ran as fast as he could but again the basket was empty.
Jimmy was7 . He said to his grandfather, "It's no use. . . "
Grandpa said, "Look at the basket carefully. "
Jimmy looked at the basket carefully and found it8 . He noticed that all the coal stains（污渍） in the basket had9 without a trace（痕迹） .
Grandpa said, "It's the same as reading. You may not understand what you are reading and it seems you get nothing from it, but it will10 you from the inside out. "
