15. Once upon a time, a boy walked through the countryside. Suddenly he saw an angel (天使) in some clouds. The angel was singing a beautiful song. (1)
. The boy looked for the angel everywhere, but couldn't find the angel.
The boy thought that it must be the door to heaven, and that it would be fun to see what was up there. He had a strong desire (愿望) to go to heaven. (2)
. He wanted to make the tower to reach up to the clouds. However, when the tower was very tall, it collapsed (倒塌). He tried building it with bricks, and then with steel, but his tower always collapsed.
Just when he was going to give up, the angel appeared. The angel sang again. (3)
. Then he understood the message of the song. The message of the song was that one could reach that heavenly place only if he really wanted to, with all his heart.
(4)
. He was sure that he could go up and visit heaven with the angel. He continued to try some new ways. He still had the strong desire to reach heaven.
It was dark. The boy sat down and had a rest. The next morning, when the sun appeared, it created a rainbow. (5)
. The boy traveled up the rainbow, filled with joy. He also knew that only strong desire could open the door to heaven.
A. So he started building a big tower of wood B. The boy listened to the song carefully C. But the angel disappeared soon D. The rainbow led directly up to the door of heaven E. The boy decided not to give up |