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Jerry Stevens has been unhappy these months. He 24 a proud businessman of a successful shaved ice shop. His highest sales numbers were 1,899 plates a week; people called him “Ice King.” But all this changed when the cookie shop across the street started selling ice cream cookies. It took away half of his business.

And 25 when Dan, his dead sister’s only son, came to work for him.

Dan was a nice young man with a simple mind, too simple, maybe. He always let people try some shaved ice for free, but he never learned to see when “some” became “too much.” Many people came, but few bought. When the sales did not grow with the heat, Jerry started to worry. He wanted to send Dan home. But how could he? Dan had no family except him.

Then, one day, 26 . And it was from across the street. The cookie shop 27 a clerk. For Jerry, it was a great chance to get Dan out of his store without sending him home. After taking the shopkeeper to several nice dinners, Jerry got Dan the job.

Now Jerry could finally try and save his store. And maybe Dan would help by sending him a few people who are thirsty from eating too many cookies.

When you hear birds singing, do you want to sing with them? When the light wind blows, can you feel its friendly touch on your face? Are you excited to see the first little flower in the early spring?

Nature can color our everyday lives with lovely surprises. All we have to do is get close to it and feel it from our heart. If we find some time to enjoy the simple, easy moments under the clear sky, along the quiet river, or just in the park near our houses, we can feel many wonderful things out there.

Why not get away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? Sing to Nature’s music, dance with the wind, and look for the magic of life.

You’ll find the gift Nature has prepared for you.

David had a fun summer.

In June, his grandpa from Taiwan came to visit for the first time. They all went to Disneyland and had a great time there. David thought that his grandpa would be too scared to ride the roller coaster inside Space Mountain. However, to his surprise, grandpa really enjoyed it and wanted to ride again. David could not believe it!

In July, David took a six-week computer class at the Wonderful Learning Center. He learned how to program simple games on the computer. Grandpa played the games David wrote and said he liked them a lot. This made David very happy and proud.

At the end of August, before his grandpa flew back to Taiwan, David's family had a big picnic at the beach. David ate four hot dogs. He thought no one could eat more than he did. But grandpa ate six!

1. Get some pieces of paper that are cut into squares. Each square is for writing one letter only.
2. Write a letter on one square. For example, write “i.”
3. Next, take another two squares. Make a two-letter word which contains the letter you have written, for example, “in” or “hi.” Put the new word (written on the two squares) below the first square.
4. Then make a three-letter word which contains the two letters you have written. Again, put the new word on the next line.
5. Keep making new words in the same way to build a “word house.” The person who builds the highest word house in twenty minutes wins the game.

My Uncle Jim does not talk much. He is always painting when be is at home. He paints after work and on weekends. Painting is his best friend and his life.

Uncle Jim does not paint for money; he has never sold any of his pictures. There are no people in his pictures. He only draws trees and mountains, but they are not like the ones we see in the real world. They have strange shapes and colors. I do not quite understand Uncle Jim's pictures, and he never tells us what he is trying to say with them. But I still like them a lot. To me, Uncle Jim has created a different but interesting world.