A long time ago, a group of people lived together on an island. They were Love, Vanity (虚荣), Sadness and so on. One day, the island would sink (沉没) . All the people1 their boats and started to leave. Love didn't have a boat, so Love decided to ask others for2 .
Love saw that Vanity had a beautiful boat. "Vanity, could you please take me3 you? " Love asked. "I can't help you. " Vanity answered. "You are wet all over with water. You will4 my beautiful boat. "
Love then turned to Sadness and asked. "Sadness, please let me get on your boat! " "Sorry. I am too sad and I need to be5 , " Sadness replied. And when Love saw Happiness pass by, Love also tried to ask her for help. 6 she was so happy that she didn't even stop to listen to what Love was saying.
Suddenly, Love heard an old man's voice saying. "Come on, Love, I'll take you away. " The old man used his boat to take love to a 7 place. Love thanked him and said. "May I have your name, please? And why were you willing (乐意的) to help me? " "My name is Time, " the old man replied. "I helped you because I understood how8 you were—You made the world full of peace and pleasure. "
