Many years ago in a village, Harlem, Holland, there lived a young boy. His name was Hans and he was eight years old. One 1day, Hans went across the reservoir(水库) to visit an old blind man. He took the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while. Then, Hans decided to return to his home."The water in the reservoir usually gets 2 in autumn," said the old man. " Be careful Hans." On his way home, Hans sang a song and picked some flowers for his mother. 3 , the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall. Hans felt afraid and started to 4 . Just then, he heard the sound of water running away. He looked around carefully, and then 5 a very small hole in the dam (水坝) Hans felt scared because he knew what could happen. The 6 could get bigger and bigger. Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water. Hans knew what to do. He put his finger into the hole, 7 no more water could come through it. "Please, someone, help me!" Hans shouted But there was no one to help him. After sometime, he began to feel very cold and tired, but he could not 8 the dam. All night long, Hans waited and waited..
The next morning, a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries. "I am trying to stop the 9," the boy said. "Can you help me?" The farmer called some other people and they quickly repaired the hole. Then, they took Hans home. Everyone was very proud of that 10 boy.
