A girl complained(抱怨)to her father about her bad life. She felt tired. She didn't know what to do and wanted to 1.
Her father took her 2 the kitchen. Then he poured water into three pans and boiled(煮)it. After boiling, in the first pan, he put some carrots, in the 3, he put some eggs and in the last, he put some coffee. He just 4 for a few minutes without any words.
The girl was surprised. She didn't know 5 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 6 the stove (炉子), took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 7 in another bowl. After that, the 8 was poured into a cup. Finally, he asked, "What do you 9?" "Carrots, eggs and coffee," she answered. "
Then her father told her to 10 the carrots. She did it and felt that the carrots were soft(软的).After that, he asked her to take the eggs and 11 them. She got the boiled eggs and found it hard to do that. At last the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning, Dad?" the girl asked. Then he explained that each thing had the 12 unlucky experience—the boiled water, but a different 13. The strong and hard carrots became soft in the boiling water.
The eggs became hard 14 being cooked. The coffee was very special because it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father. "When 15 unlucky knocks at your door, what's your reaction(反应)?Are you carrots, eggs or coffee? "