14.The Gift of Understanding 千
14. The Gift of Understanding
Contents ◆Synopsis ◆Text Analysis ◆ Explanation of the Title ◆ Exercises ◆ Questions for Consideration
Contents Synopsis Text Analysis Explanation of the Title Exercises Questions for Consideration
Synopsis When the narrator was a four-year-old boy,he did not know the value of money.Once,he went to Mr.Wigden's candy shop alone,using six cherry seeds to "buy"a lot of candies.Mr.Wigden understood the innocence of the child,he gave the candy and two pennies to the boy as change. When the boy grew up,he and his wife opened an aquarium shop.One day two little children came to his shop
Synopsis When the narrator was a four-year-old boy, he did not know the value of money. Once, he went to Mr.Wigden’s candy shop alone, using six cherry seeds to “buy” a lot of candies. Mr.Wigden understood the innocence of the child, he gave the candy and two pennies to the boy as change. When the boy grew up, he and his wife opened an aquarium shop. One day two little children came to his shop
They picked out pairs of several different kinds of fish which were worth 30 dollars.The children only paid him three pennies for the fish.At that moment,he sensed the challenge he had given long ago to Mr.Wigden and learned to understand the power to destroy or preserve the innocence of children,and gave the fish to the children.His wife understood him after he told her the story of Mr.Wigden
They picked out pairs of several different kinds of fish which were worth 30 dollars. The children only paid him three pennies for the fish. At that moment, he sensed the challenge he had given long ago to Mr. Wigden and learned to understand the power to destroy or preserve the innocence of children, and gave the fish to the children. His wife understood him after he told her the story of Mr. Wigden
Text Children's innocence can easily be destroyed in the adult world of buying and selling.Yet there are adults who take great care to preserve it even if it means losing a little profit.The narrator has a wonderful experience as a child in Mr.Wigden's candy shop,and,as an adult,passes his gift of understanding to other children.Read on to see how this happens
Text Children’s innocence can easily be destroyed in the adult world of buying and selling. Yet there are adults who take great care to preserve it even if it means losing a little profit. The narrator has a wonderful experience as a child in Mr. Wigden’s candy shop, and, as an adult, passes his gift of understanding to other children. Read on to see how this happens