Two young girls were proud of their beautiful hands. One put them in shining water, and the     looked like diamonds dripping  (滴下) from them.“What beautiful hands I have！” she said, and then     her hands for others to admire. They were very soft and white, for she had done      but wash them in clear water.
The other girl crushed some flowers in her hands, and they      like perfume  (香水). “What beautiful hands I have！” she said. Her hands smelled like flowers,      she’d never done anything but wash them with      every morning.
Another girl nearby didn’t show her hands. She hid them in the     of her coat.
An old woman came down the road and     before the girls. The first two     their hands and asked her whose hands were more beautiful. She     her head at them and then asked to see the hands of the     girl.
“Oh, these hands are clean,     ,” said the old woman,“but they are hard from    .These hands have been helping the girl’s mother and father dry the dishes, sweep the floor, water the garden,      for the baby, and show the little brother      to build blocks. These hands have been      making the house a happy home.”     the old woman brought out a ring set (镶嵌)     a diamond.“Here, wear this ring, my child. You deserve the     for the most beautiful hands that are always the most     .”