John Carpenter
John Carpenter did nod like to buy toys that somebody else had made. He like the fun of 1 them himself. The thought that they were his own work 2 him.
Tom,one of his playmates,thought a toy was worth nothing 3 it cost a great deal of money. He never tried to make 4,but bought all his toys."Come and look at my horse," said he, one day,"it 5 a dollar, and it is such a beauty!" John was soon 6 his friend's horse, and he was examining it 7 to see how it was made. The same evening he tried to make a 8one for himself. He went into the wood shed and 9 two pieces of wood—one for the head of his horse, the other for the body. It took him two or three days to shape them to his 10 But what about the wheels? This11 him. With great efforts, he finally got some 12 pieces of wood which could suit his 13 Proud of his great 14he ran to his friend Tom, crying, "Now then, Tom, here is my horse, —look!"
"Well, that is a 15 horse,"said Tom," Where did you but it?"
"I didn't buy it,"16 John, "I made it".
"You made it yourself! Oh, well, it's a good horse for you to make.17it is not as good as mine. Mine cost a 18 and yours didn't cost anything."
"It was real fun to make it, though," said John, and away he ran with his horse 19 after him.
Does it really cost nothing and all his efforts are 20 ? Of course not, I will tell you. John Carpenter now is a master workman, and will soon have a shop of his own.
