I still remember the last time I went to the playground with two of my children. It had rained during the night and the playground was very muddy (泥泞的). They had just put on clean clothes, so I was a little worried about the mud on the playground. It was not long before Kathy got her beautiful skirt dirty on the playground. She dug through the rocks. I was about to blame (指责) her for getting her clothes dirty when she ran towards me with a smile on her face. When she got to me, she handed me a little heart-shaped rock and said, “Here, Mom! Here is a heart for you —just because I love you! Keep it!” With tears in my eyes, I thanked her.
Should I blame her for getting her clothes muddy? No way! I still have that little heart-shaped rock. It is one of the best gifts that I have ever received. I realized that many times it was not necessary for us adults to worry about the small things our children did. Let them do what they’d like to.
I will spend a lot more time on the playground with my children. I’m sure I will learn a lot from them. It makes me think of the days when my grandfather told me, “You would not enter the kingdom of happiness until you pretended (假装) to be a small child.”At first, the author wanted to blame Kathy because she __________.
A.ran on the playground |
B.dug through rocks |
C.gave her a muddy rock |
D.got her clothes dirty |
The author was deeply moved by her daughter’s _____.
A.digging task on the playground |
B.special way to show her love |
C.smile on her face when running |
D.love of the muddy playground |
From Paragraph 2, we can learn that the author thought parents should _________.
A.not worry about the small things their children do |
B.allow kids to do whatever they like |
C.keep the presents given by children |
D.not give too much care to their own children |
The author’s grandfather’s words imply that _______.
A.children care more about happiness than adults |
B.adults can not share children’s happiness |
C.children may find happiness more easily in life |
D.adults find it hard to know children’s happiness |