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　　小学英语阅读：The Wise Old Lady

　　A long time ago， there was a young man who wanted to be a writer. He wanted to get married and to live writing compositions， but he couldn‘t discover what he had to write. He couldn’t come up with any good stories， and it seemed that everything was already written.

　　“The men who were born one thousand years ago are very lucky. Even the men who were born one hundred years ago are much luckier than me. Up to then， there were still good subject matters to write about. It is natural that there are no more good subject matters.” The young man said complaining.

　　He became ill because he studied so hard and thought a lot about being a writer. None of the great doctors could cure him， but there was one person who might be able to cure him - a wise old lady.

　　The Wise Old Lady worked as a gatekeeper unbolting the gate for carriages and horses of a ranch. She also had comprehensive knowledge of many subjects. The young man decided to go and visit her.

　　Even though there were no trees or flowers around the wise old lady‘s house， there was a beehive right next to the doors， a small garden where potatoes were growing， and the fence was surrounded by hawthorn. ’How dreary this is！‘ He thought to himself. But here were the treasures he was searching for.

　　“Write what you think. Even if they are crumbs of bread， they are still bread. I know why you came here. You want to be a writer， but you can not come up with a great story， can you？” “Yes， everything was already written as stories. Nowadays is different from the old days.” The young man answered.

　　“You’re right. A long time ago， people burned wise women like me at the stake， and poets were poor. But nowadays is better than any time. You just can‘t see those things， because you have such narrow insight. I even doubt whether you can hear. If you have the ability to write， there are endless good subject matters. First， stop thinking about yourself， and try to understand a ray of sunlight.”

　　The young man put on the wise old lady’s glasses and hearing aid， and he received and held one of the potatoes that the wise old lady gave to him from the potato patch. After a while， the potato started to talk about itself. After he heard the potato talking， the wise old lady let the young man look at the hawthorn.