One day, a boy was playing in a garden. He was running after butterflies and trying to catch them. He was very __1__ to see the colorful flowers, too. Then he saw a frog skipping and __2__. As he ran behind the frog, it went into the pond. A cow was eating grass in the garden. He saw how the cow was __3__ grass. A fly then came there and buzzed over the __4__. It swung its tail to make the fly move away. The child clapped and __5__.
The boy was enjoying the beauty of nature. He said, “Nature is __6__. Its beauty attracts everyone.”
When he saw a squirrel, he ran after it and __7__ near the bed of roses. He tried to pick some of the roses, but a thorn (刺) __8__ his finger. It was very painful. The boy started __9__ and ran to his mother who was in the __10__.
His mother asked him, “What is the matter？” The boy said, “The thorn of the rose __11__ my finger while I was picking it and now I feel __12__ pain.” His mother said, “That was your __13__. You should not have tried to pick the flower. The flowers are meant to be __14__ and not to be picked. Besides, natural beauty should never be __15__. We should help to protect nature.” The son said, “I will __16__ remember what you have just told me, Mom.” The Mother said, “Let me know what you have __17__ today.” Her son explained, “We should protect __18__ living beings, whether animals or __19__. We should never harm them. We should not harm nature. __20__ we do, it may harm us in the long run, too.”
