6月7日英语故事：The generious librarian and the thief 英语故事

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Today is a hard and forgetable day for these who take  the entrance examination for college. Best wishes to them. Let's cheer and pray for them.




     A liberal librarian should be liable for the library's safety. Mr. Hall was a high level qualified librarian. He had his license for 10 years. The days started to lengthen in March.  Mr. Hall spent more time in the library. After work, he used lens(透镜) to make telescopes. One afternoon, he heard some steps. He followed then found no less than three books were stolen. Mr. Hall moved a lever to close the door first. Then he chased（追赶） the thief, frightening him at the same time, "Stop or I will let off the gun!" He caught the thief with a cord but was surprised to find it was a boy. The boy cried, "Let go of my hand!" Mr. Hall let out the cord to let the boy loose. The boy let down his fist. His fear had already lessened. Mr. Hall let the boy in his office. The boy spoke in whisper lest Mr. Hall would blame him. He said he had not enough money for food, let alone books. Mr. Hall let out a sigh. He had a liberal mind. Compared with stealing money, stealing book was the lesser evil. He said to the boy, "If you are a liar, you will let me down. Every one is liable to error when he is poor. I let you off this time. You hold no liability of damages." Mr. Hall liberated the boy from fear .The boy gained his liberty. To his surprise, the liberal librarian even gave him some money! The boy left with grateful tears.

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xiaopengyou

Best wishes!

poor boy

mei_charles

admired mr.Hall

xiaogua

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    Sometimes the strength of the forgiveness is great .

ji7411

mark

chenxihe

I think this world have more kind-hearted people