We Can’t Pay for Them
John is thirteen now .He began to study in a middle school two years ago .His family is in a small village and it’s nearly five kilometers from the school .He has to get up early in the morning .After a quick breakfast he has to run to school to get there on time .His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him ,but he know his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on her medicine .He doesn’t agree with him and keeps running there every day .Now he’s very strong and never late for class and his teachers often praise him .
Last week there was a sports meeting in their school .John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy’s 800 metres ,1,500metres and 3000 metres .He got there gold medals and the whole school knew him .His classmates and teachers offered congratulations to the boy and he was happy .He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home .
“I broke two school records today ,Granny ,”called out the boy .
To his surprise ,the old woman wasn’t happy .She thought for a while and said ,”I am sorry to hear that .We have no money to pay for them ,you know !”
I’ve Asked a Few Policemen to Come
Mr Liang worked in a factory .As a driver ,he was busy but he was paid much .His wife was an able woman and did all the housework .When he came back ,she took care of him and he never did anything at home .So he had enough time when he had a holiday .A few friends of his liked gambleing and he learned it soon .So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything expect gambling .He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television ,watches and so on .His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her .She had to tell the police .He and his friends were punished in it .And he was hardly sent away .After he came out of lockup ,he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him .
It was New Year’s Day .Mr Liang didn’t go to work .He felt lonely and wanted to gambling again .He called his friends and they came soon .But they were afraid the police would come .He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside .They waited a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gambling .Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen .
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside ,daddy ,”said the boy .“So I went to the crossing and asked some to come .”