It was a freezing dawn, 14-year-old Jeremy was out in the wild.1, Jeremy would have run around with his camera, trying to2the landscape, but this morning he was to start duck shooting. He had hated it since his father bought him a gun, but was3to go through with it. He loved his father, and wanted his4more than anything in the world.
When a small flight of ducks came down, Jeremy stood up and5. But he simply couldn't pull his trigger(扳机)and the ducks quickly flew out of6. ''Well, what happened?'' his father asked. The boy did not answer. His lips were7. ''Why didn't you shoot? '' ''Because they were so8. ''Jeremy sat on the rough bench, face9in his hands, and wept. All hope of10his father was gone.
For a long moment his father was11. ''Here comes a single. Let's try again.'' ''It's no12, Dad. I can't.'' ''Hurry, you'll miss him. Here!'' Cold metal touched Jeremy. He looked up, unbelieving. His father was handing the13to him. ''Quick,'' he said softly. ''He won't14all day!'' Jeremy quickly pointed the camera and15the button. ''I got him!'' His face lit up. ''Did you?'' His father's hand16the boy's shoulder briefly. ''That's good.'' He looked at his son, and Jeremy saw that there was no disappointment in his eyes, only17and sympathy and love. ''It's okay, son. I'll18love shooting. But that doesn't mean you have to. Sometimes it takes as much19not to do a thing as to do it.''
He20and said, ''Could you teach me how to use that camera?''
