Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(网) on the walls and mice running around.People1coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and2every day.He thought he was unhappy3 poverty(贫穷).
One day,the poor man dropped in on4wise old man and asked him for advice about changing his life.The old man gave him a vase and said,“This is a magic vase5will bring you happiness.”
The poor man looked at the vase in surprise.He wondered why he would need a vase in his poor house.6,he didn't want to throw away such a beautiful vase,so he brought it home and put it on the table. “It's not right for something7beautiful to be empty,”the poor old man looked at the vase and thought.Then some flowers8 into it.That made the vase even9.“How can I have the vase next to a spider web?”he continued.At this,he started to clean the house and paint the walls. His house turned10 a comfortable place immediately.The poor man cheered up and he suddenly realized why he was unhappy. From then on,he worked hard and his life got better and better.
