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There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a ________ . The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, ________ she did not have enough money ________ a drum. On the way home, she ________ a piece of wood and gave ________ to her son to play with.

________ that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman ________ . The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, ________ she didn’t have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave his piece of wood. The woman gave him a piece of bread she made.

Then, further down the road, the boy ________ a tailor’s (裁缝) wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food to give her ________ child. The boy gave the woman the piece of ________ , and she gave him a new coat. The boy walked on.

Next the boy saw a man ________ had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed (抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken all things: his money, his shirt ________ his horse. the boy gave the man his new coat. The man was ________ happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a ________ of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom (新郎), and his family. Everyone looked ________ . The bridegroom’s father said, “We are ________ for a horse. If it doesn’t come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his ________ . The group asked the boy ________ they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

His mother thought for a while then told him that helping others is helping ________ .