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rice; patient; field; worried; dead; later; still; something; way; plant; stop |
Long long ago, there was a farmer who worked very hard. He was always 1 about different things.
One day, the farmer and his son 2 rice together. They were happy when all the seeds (种子) were planted. Several days 3 , the seeds grew into the rice. Then he went to watch the 4 grow every day. Many days passed, but the rice 5 seemed the same. He began to get worried.
The farmer asked his neighbor for help, “I am worried about my rice. It seems to 6 growing!” His neighbor replied, “Nature will provide. Be 7 .”
The farmer got worried again. “What if my rice never grows?” He thought and thought, “I must find a 8 to help my rice grow faster. I think the rice really needs my help. I must do 9 !” The next morning, the farmer ran to the rice 10 , and pulled the rice up a few inches (英寸) one by one.
The next day, the farmer went to the field and found that all the rice was 11 . All the hard work had gone to waste, and there was no rice left to be saved.