At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Gao Chai in the Qi Kingdom. Gao Chai was clever and kin-hearted. Many stories about his childhood (tell) in his hometown.
For example, one day, little Gao Chai and his friends (play) near a river when one of them fell into the water. The other (kid) were shocked and very frightened (受惊吓的). They did not know what (do) and there were no adults to help. Gao Chai (quick) found a solution. He picked up a large gourd (葫芦) and threw to his friend in the river. His friend (understand) at once and caught the gourd, which enabled him to float on the water and swim to the river bank.
Gao Chai's mother was often ill. When his father was out, the little boy would help a lot in the house, cooking meals for his mother and preparing medicine for (she).
After some time, Gao Chai went to the Lu Kingdom and became a student of Confucius (孔子). He was neither good-looking tall, and he did not talk much. Even Confucius did not have a high opinion of him at first. Fortunately, Gao Chai had one good friend among his classmates whose name was Zilu. Zile later served an official (官员) in the Lu Kingdom. He was asked to recommend (推荐) someone to be a good government official. The person he recommended was Gao Chai.
