One Story A Day小学七月（加拿大）.docx

7-1 Omar’s Goat (I) Omar is a ten-year-old boy. He lives in a small village in Africa. But, unlike most kids, he doesn’t go to school. His family has no money. All they have is a small goat herd. Every day, Omar takes the ten goats to the field so they can eat grass. He watches over the goats carefully. He can’t lose a single one. At the end of each day, Omar counts his goats and brings them back to the village. One morning, Omar counted the goats. To his surprise, he discovered eleven goats! A baby goat was born during the night! 7-2 Omar’s Goat (II) When Omar’s father saw the new-born goat, he was very happy. He gave the baby goat to Omar. “This will be your goat, my son,” said his father. “Take good care of her and raise her to be big and strong.” Omar listened carefully to his father. He took extra good care of his baby goat. He watched over it, making sure nothing bad happened. Every day, the baby goat went to the field with the other goats. Day by day, it grew big and strong. Six months later, it gave Omar’s family lots of milk. Omar sold the milk. With the money he earned from selling the milk, Omar bought school books. Thanks to his goat, Omar can now go to school. 7-3 Think About Farmers Last summer, I went on a week-long bus tour of Europe. On the first day, twenty people showed up. They were all of different backgrounds and cultures. At first, no one talked to each other. But gradually, people got to know each other better. Then, they started to eat together like real friends. But one old man still didn’t talk much. He just listened. He seemed to be a man of few words. Then one day, as we were eating lunch, he opened his mouth. Slowly, he said, “Let’s not waste any food. Let’s all think about the farmers.” Some young people gave him a strange look. But, he won my respect immediately. He was right. Think about how much work it takes to grow rice and to make the meals on our tables! Since that day, I often think of that old man and his wise words