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Day 14
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A little boy once found a jar(罐子) of nuts(果仁) on the table. “I’d like some of these nuts,” he thought “I’m sure my mother will give them to me 1 she is here. I want some to eat now.” So he 2 the jar. As he was very hungry, he grabbed(抓住) as 3 as he could.
But when he tried to pull his 4 out, he found the neck of the jar was too 5 . His hand was held by the jar, but he did not want to 6 any of the nuts from the jar. He 7 again and again, but he couldn’t get the whole handful(一满把) out all the time. 8 he began to cry.
Just then his mother came into the room. “What’s the matter?” she asked. “I can’t take this handful of nuts 9 the jar;” cried the boy. “Well, don’t be so greedy(贪婪),” his mother answered, “ just take two or three, and you’ll have no trouble 10 your hand out.” How 11 that was!” said the boy as he moved his hand off 12 , “I might have thought of that 13 .”
The story tells us that a man can’t b