2. Last month I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. It was his first time to be in a countryside so he was excited and (1) everything in his grandparents' home.
At the lunch table, Tom told me proudly, "Dad, I saw a hen (2) ."
"Impossible!" I said without thinking, "How can a hen fly?"
"Dad, in the yard (院子), the dog ran after the hen. (3) , the hen was forced to a corner. When she found no way out, she suddenly flew up to the roof (屋顶). Dad, (4) did the hen fly?"
I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of (5) . The hen loves her own life."
Tom nodded. He seemed to have understood.
Last weekend we (6) Tom's grandparents again. This time, I heard Tom shouting from the yard, "Dad! The dog is running after the hen again! Come and see!"
I ran out of the house quickly. The hen ran to a group of chickens followed by the dog. She stopped and turned around suddenly and faced the dog (7) .
I (8) a stone, threw it at the dog and shouted at it to drive it away.
"Dad, why didn't the hen fly away?She knows she can't (9) the dog," asked Tom.
I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of love, the love for her (10) more than herself."
Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He understood. In fact, in our life, we, humans, will do the same as the hen did.