Peterson was sitting at the door of his house. Then a man arrived and asked, “What are the 1 of this village like?”
Peterson asked him, “Why do you ask so?”
The man answered, “The people of my old village aren't 2at all. I can't stand them, so I left there. Now, I want to 3 a new village to live in. That's why I asked you the 4 .”
Peterson said, “If so, then you have to leave for another village. People here are even 5 . They will play jokes on you and you may feel very bad and even angry. I think you should continue (继续) looking.”
Hearing this, the man moved 6. Just then another man 7 . He looked around and stopped near Peterson, “ 8 are people of this village?”
Peterson asked him, “How are the villagers in 9village?” The man answered, “In my village, people are friendly and kind. Everyone 10 and helps each other in times of need. I don't want to leave there but for some 11 I have to. Now I need to look for a new place to live in.”
Peterson said, “You are 12 here in my village. We will treat ( 对 待 ) you well and you will find the people here even better than those of your village.”
A man near Peterson didn't know why he answered the two men 13 and asked, “To the first man you said the villagers were terrible. 14 to the second man, you told him that they were very great. Why did you do so?”
Peterson said, “ 15 , people are the same. When you are friendly, the people around you are all friendly.”
