3.“是上帝创造了我们。”他们说，“并非是我们自己。”“是上帝给了我们食物。”“上帝爱我们。”上帝的恩惠无处不在。小小的昆虫，鸟儿、蜜蜂都为上帝唱颂。快走出房门，去森林里仔细聆听吧，哈！难道你听不到吗？
4.看那些牛儿，他们一整天不是在牧场上吃草，就是站在凉爽的溪水中，或是在垂吊着榆钱的榆树下，过着安逸、快乐的生活。5.但是，他们并不是为自己活着，在他们的身体里有一个温暖的大袋子，那里每天都在酿造着牛奶。到了夜晚，奶牛们给孩子们带来好吃的饭食，给他们带来了做黄油、做奶酪的原料。
6.看那些树，他们尽力伸展着枝干和叶子去捕捉阳光、雨露、风霜和雨雪，以便于能够健康、茁壮地成长。
7.他们是在为自己成长吗？不是的。他们给我们带来荫凉，他们把果实掉落到我们的手中，他们献出木头让我们建房子、造船只。8.让我们沿着石头墙走到蔷薇丛中，空气里弥漫着甜蜜的芳香。日日夜夜，蔷薇只是给予、给予，毫不吝惜，即使是穷人都可以随意索取。
9.难道我们就不能让周围的生命活得更加开心吗？难道我们就不应该像蔷薇一样总是散发出芳香、总是给别人笑脸、与别人温柔细语地交谈、对别人施以善举吗？
10.看那些小河流水，他们不停地流啊流啊，亮闪闪的河水，你们快停下来吧，不要走，和我们在一起！
11.“不，我不能！”溪流喊道，“我必须去冲刷牧场、去填满寡妇泉；我必须去老磨坊那里去研磨稻谷；而且沿路我还要有许多地方要去，因此，我必须走。如果我停下来，那么我也会蒸发不见的。”“好施舍的，必得丰裕；滋润别人的，必得滋润。”
ANNIE’S SAVINGS-BOX
安妮的百宝箱
1.“There is one of my glove-buttons gone，”said sister Kate，as she was preparing to go out.“How provoking it is！A glove looks so untidy when unfastened.”
2.“Just wait a minute，sister，”said Annie；“I believe I have some glove-buttons in my box；”and she opened it and took out a little tin mustard-box，and pouring its contents into her apron，she soon found the required article.
3.Her handy little needle and silk quickly sewed it on，and she was well repaid by a kiss from her sister，and a hearty “Thank you，Annie dear；your little cabinet of curiosities is aperfect gold mine.You can always find the right thing there；”and she tripped down the steps quite satisfied that all was right.
4.“How long have you had that box，cousin Annie？”askedNed，who was spending a week at the house.
5.“Ever since she can remember，I guess，”said her mother，laughing.“She always was a careful little thing，from the time she could toddle about the floor.
6.”She used to make little collections of buttons and tamarind stones and I do not know what all，when she was four or five years old.
7.“It is a good habit，though，and I am sure we are all indebted to her every day of our lives.It would be a curiosity to keep an account，some day，of the calls she has.”
8.“I think I will do it，”said Ned.“Where can I find a paperand pencil？”
9.Annie opened her little box again，and took out the half of an old envelope and a little piece of pencil some one had swept out doors.
10.“You can set down these things to begin with，”she said，laughing-“a glove-button，a piece of paper，and a pencil.”
11.Just then little Martha came running in，with the string ofher bonnet in her hand，and she was in “such a hurry.”
12.“Run to Annie，”said her mother，who was busy makingmince pies.
13.Up went the box-lid，and this time a little bag，containing all sorts of odds and ends of old strings and ribbons，was overhauled.
14.The right thing was sure to be there；and taking athreaded needle from a cushion，the string was sewed on in a minute‘s time，and Mattie was dancing off to her play.
15.“Number four，”said Ned，just as father came in and asked Annie if she could find him “a good tow string，”He wanted to mend his harness enough to drive to the harnessmaker’s to have it repaired.
16.Another little bag was produced，which contained just what was wanted；and with a “thank you，daughter，you are a treasure，and so is your box，”he went his way.
17.“Just take your work，and don‘t stir from that corner to-day，”said Ned，“you’ll be wanted You might set up a store.If they all had as many customers these hard times，they would thrive.”
18.“Well，Tommy，what can we do for you？”said Ned，as the boy came into the room.Tommy did not deign to glance at his cousin，but went straight to Annie.
19.“I have lost my mitten，sister，and can‘t make a snow-man without it.Can I have another？”
20.“Now I guess you are at a stand，Annie，”said Ned.“Yourresources will fail，for once.”
21.Annie smiled，and said to Tommy，“If sister will give youanother mitten，will you go out and look hard for the lost one？”
22.The little fellow promised，and was bid to go and warmhis feet by the fire a little while.
23.Annie took out a paper pattern and a bit of thick cloth，which was quickly cut into a mitten-shape and sewed up，-all in fifteen minutes’time.
24.Ned looked on，dumb with admiration，and secretlyresolved to learn a lesson.
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1.“我手套上的一粒纽扣不见了，”姐姐凯特说道，当时她正准备出门，“真是太气人了，手套如果系不紧，看起来会很不精神。”2.“稍等一下，姐姐。”安妮说，“我想我的百宝箱里有些纽扣。”说着她打开了盒子，拿出来一个深黄色的小锡纸盒子，然后把盒子里的东西都倒到围裙里，很快，她找到了一粒需要用的纽扣。
3.很快，她娴熟地缝上了纽扣，姐姐高兴地使劲亲了她一下，而且由衷地对她说：“谢谢你，亲爱的安妮。你这个小小的百宝箱真是个宝藏，你总能从那里找到需要的东西。”说完她非常满意地轻快地一路小跑出去了。
4.“安妮表姐，你有这个箱子多长时间了？”尼德问。他要在安妮家住一个星期。
5.“我想从她开始能记事起就有了，”妈妈笑着说，“从她会摇摇摆摆地走路开始，她总是对零碎的小东西感兴趣。”
6.“从四五岁开始，她就收集纽扣、罗望子果和许多小东西。”
7.“这是个好习惯，我敢说我们每天都要感谢她。如果有一天把所有请求她的事情记录到一个本子上，那会让所有人大吃一惊的。”
8.“我来做这件事，”尼德说，“纸和笔在哪里？”
9.安妮又一次打开她的小箱子，从里面拿出半个旧信封和一支很短的别人扔掉不用的铅笔。
10.“你可以从这里开始，”安妮大笑着说，“一粒手套纽扣、一张纸、一支铅笔。”
11.正在这时，小玛莎跑了进来，手里还拿着她小帽子上的带子，看起来有些着急的样子。
12.“去找安妮，”妈妈告诉玛莎，因为她正忙着做肉馅饼。
13.百宝箱又一次打开了，这次安妮拿出来的是一个小袋子，里面装着各种各样奇形怪状的线绳和很多装饰带，安妮从中仔细地挑选了一番。
14.现在可以动手了：从一个海绵包上拔下一根针，然后安妮开始缝了起来。只用了一小会儿，玛莎就又蹦又跳地出去玩了。
15.“第四项，”尼德说。就在这时，爸爸走了进来，问安妮能不能帮他找一根拖绳，他想用拖绳把马具拉去修理。
16.又出现了一个小袋子，里面就有爸爸想要的拖绳。“谢谢你，我的女儿，你就是个珍奇宝贝，你的百宝箱也是。”说完，爸爸又去干活了。
17.“接着干吧，今天你别想离开这里了。”尼德说，“大家都需要你。你可以开个商店，如果总有这么多人需要这些东西，那么这些东西就会收集得越来越多。”
18.“托姆，我们可以帮你做点什么？”一个孩子走了进来，于是尼德问道。汤姆没有看尼德，而是径直向安妮走去。
19.“我的手套丢了，不能堆雪人，你可不可以帮我弄一只？”
20.“我猜这回你该没办法了，安妮。”尼德说，“这次你的宝贝不够用了。”
21.安妮笑了，对汤姆说：“如果姐姐给你弄一只，你一定要去戴着它去找丢掉的那一只，好吗？”
22.小家伙答应了。安妮让他去火炉边取一会儿暖。
23.安妮拿出一张纸样和一块厚厚的布，然后迅速用纸样把厚布剪出手套的形状，用针线开始缝起来，十五分钟之后，手套做成了。
24.尼德一直看着，瞠目结舌，暗自下定决心要向安妮学习。
GEORGE‘S HABIT
乔治的习惯
1.“George，I wish you would arrange your books in a littlebetter order，”said his teacher.
2.“I will，by-and-by；but I have not the time just now，”
returned George.
3.“Take time，then，”said Mr.Watson.“Order is the first law of heaven，and it should be the first law on earth.
4.”It will save you much time and ill-feeling to rememberthis，and put it in practice.