Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher asked  (1)  students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for. People celebrated the holiday  (2)  turkey and other traditional foods of the season. So, most of her students’ pictures were about them.   (3)  , Peter drew a different kind of picture. Peter was a different kind of boy. He always looked sad. Whenhe wasasked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a  (4)   . Other students were all very interested in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer,becausefarmers feed  (5)  . Another thought it was the hand of a policeman, because thepolice   (6)  and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God ... The discussion went on until the teacher almost  (7)   the young artist.

During the break, all children ran out of the classroom except Peter. The teacher came to Peter’s  (8)  , bent (俯身)down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy   (9)  and said in a low voice,“It’s yours, teacher.”She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here or there. She often said,“  (10)  my hand, Peter. Let’s go outside”or“Let me show you how to use your pencil.”Peter was very thankful for his teacher.