"I am going to the store, Uncle Moti," Mina said. "Do you want to come along? You have not seen much of the neighborhood yet."
Uncle 1 his head. "No, thank you," the old man said. "It is just too loud and crowded for me. I2 the peace and quiet of our village. I feel afraid out here, like a frightened(受惊吓的 ) 3 ." Mina sat on the sofa next to her uncle. "Tell me about the village, Uncle Moti," she said. "Would I like it there?"
Uncle laughed. "You would find it boring 4 — the loudest sound is usually birdsong. All the people know each other. The shopkeepers know all their customers. We stop and talk or go to the tea shop and have tea. Everyone there is 5 and smile to everyone else."
"Sounds really nice," Mina said. "6 I think maybe it is not different in every way. I really wish you would come with me, and I could 7you why I say that." Uncle sighed (叹气) and got up, "OK, Mina, I will go with you."
Out on the street, Uncle looked very8. Mina took his hand.
"Look," she said, "there is my friend Nate, and down the street is my teacher, Ms. Sanchez." Mina waved to Nate, and called hello to her teacher.
Then she led her uncle to a store. The sign on the door read "David's 9 Shop". She greeted the shopkeeper. "Hi, David, this is my uncle Moti, who has come here to 10." Uncle smiled. They went in and sat at a table. They ordered tea, and Uncle sighed 11.
"Well, I see what you were trying to show me," he said. "This neighborhood is your 12. Now it will be mine too. It has friends, kind shopkeepers, birds, and even a tea shop…"
