Long time ago , an old farmer planted a plot of rice . He went to the field to watch the seedlings grow everyday. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day.But still,he though they were growing too slowly.He got impatient with the young plant.” How could the seedlings grow faster ?What can I do for them? ” He tossed in bed during the night and could not get into sleep. Suddenly he hit upon an idea and dashed to the field. By the moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings . One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch.When he finished pulling, the sky was really bright.Straightening his back,he said to himself,”what a wonderful idea!Look,how much taller the plants have grown one night ! What a pleasant thing happened to me? ” With great satisfaction, he went back home.He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone.His son was shocked.When the sun rose,the young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.The young man said to himself “we should be realistic”.
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