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At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period，there was a man named Gao Chai in the Qi Kingdom（王國）.Gao Chai was clever and kind-hearted.Many stories about his childhood（1）
（tell） in his hometown.
For example，one day，little Gao Chai and his friends were playing near a river when one of them fell into the water because of（2）
（care）.There were no adults（成年人） to help.The other kids were very frightened （受驚嚇的） and wanted to run away.However，Gao Chai still made a（3）
（decide） to stay there because he thought that he had no choice but（4）
（help） at that time.
Gao Chai（5）
（quick） found a solution（解決辦法）.He picked up a large gourd （葫蘆） and threw to his friend in the river.His friend understood at once and caught the gourd，which enabled（使能夠） him to float（漂?。?on the water and swim to the river bank.Gao Chai（6）
（success） in saving his friend.
Gao Chai's mother was often ill and she had difficulty（7）
（do） the housework.When his father was out，the little boy would help a lot in the house，such as cooking meals for his mother and preparing medicine for her.
After some time，Gao Chai went to the Lu Kingdom and became a student of Confucius （孔子）.He was neither good-looking tall，and he did not talk much.Even Confucius did not have a high opinion of him at first，but Gao Chai worked very hard.Later，Zilu，one of his good friends，recommended him（8）
an official（官員） in the Lu Kingdom.Gao Chai worked in the Kingdoms Lu and Wei four times，but he never used his official positions to make money for himself.
Today，Gao Chai is mostly remembered for his good virtue（美德）.
