On that Sunday afternoon, my friend and I sat on the 1 chairs and watched our girls playing. Suddenly, the girls all ran away. About fifty meters from us, the girls stood next to a middle-aged man and watched him 2 .He smiled at them. Then, they ran back to us all3 my three-year-old daughter,Anna.
"Anna! Come here! Play with your friends!"I shouted, realizing that my speeches about not talking to4 weren't working. These days, many parents were told terrible stories about children being5 by strangers and most of them teach their daughters that the world is a6 place. So I felt a little better when Anna finally ran towards me. Then she took up a shovel(铲子)and looked me in the7 and said excitedly,"I want to be with that man."She ran back, sat down next to him and8 digging.
I watched my daughter, every few 9 looking quickly at my five-year-old daughter to make sure she hadn't been 10 out to the sea by the waves, then back to Anna, to make sure she was safe. After a while, Anna ran back to us,11 something shiny. It was a toy fish-yellow and rubber. This must be what he was using for fishing. 12 he'd given it to Anna.The three other girls saw it and they all wanted it. "My friend gave me that fish!"Anna shouted13 .Then,the girls ran after each other with a 14 rubber fish flying through the air.
Suddenly, the man walked towards us with15 more rubber fish. He handed them to each of the girls. "Thank you,"they said quickly.
"Thank you,"I said, realizing there are lessons for mothers to learn that only three-year-old scould teach them.