英语课前两分钟小故事演讲（通用15篇）

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇1

the footsteps of the world expo is getting closer and closer to us, civilized and harmonious call is still ringing in my ears. shanghai, china obtained the right to host the world expo , expo shanghai china will be a world event, the development of shanghai's new round of golden opportunity, as it is an important embodiment of our national spirit.

world expo is a great influence and a long history of international activities, is the largest gathering of human beings. people from around the world gathered in one place display their products and skills, boast of their hometown and motherland. expo set the culmination of human civilization, which has a unique appeal, make you feel surging.

world expo is a platform, we are the masters. she put up a platform for us to let the world know us; she built a bridge for us, so we better communicate with the world. this platform may let us display self wantonly. we are the masters here, we have to landlord, let guest experience enthusiasm and happiness.

everyone to contribute for the expo, we are no exception, as a living piece of fertile land in pudong's teachers, we are proud and pride. in the vision of a better tomorrowwe have to do for the world expo will own a wonderful ability, we have through our hands, warm heart and sincerity to practical action to achieve the commitment of shanghai to the world. we should educate the many students: do not throw garbage anywhere, no spitting, no jaywalking ... ..., hello, thank you frequently mention, let the material on this city with the new york comparable to the spiritual civilization. educate our students to exciting , willing to shanghai's future by copies of power, if only planted a small tree, participants in the shanghai world expo foreign guests feel: this is a forest city, pollution-free city, ancient and civilized city. better city, better life! until the time of the expo, then, we want to become a glorious volunteers, to changing our foreign friends in shanghai and china's long history.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇2

dear teacher, dear students:

hello everybody!

my topic today is "making the self-confidence."

thomas edison once said: "confidence is the first secret of success." yes, in life, we can not do without self-confidence everywhere. a person without faith, is bound to be abandoned by the society of a person, a person has been abandoned by successful, one was abandoned by the people themselves! therefore, we can say without hesitation: self-confidence is a person's soul!

self-confidence does not equal arrogance. it is a determination, has the power over life and death. never blindly self-confidence, it is hard honing the ability of the condensed. ability is like the crown, it is only mounted on a self-confident fengyun sparkling diamonds, will become eye-catching and gorgeous. similarly, there is no ability to foil, and let confidence no matter how brilliant, but also like the loss of green flowers, value greatly reduced.

i believe we all heard of "with confidence" the idiom story! good at the northern song painter painting paper with bamboo, when pen to paper without thinking each time they claimed a life-like bamboo map. how did he do it? it turned out that his daily observation of the bamboo hut, seasons, his unshakeable. over time, the length of bamboo thickness, leaf shape color, he is familiar with the heart, naturally, put the bamboo painted superb.

this is the power of self-confidence!

how, if there is no confidence to support him, to encourage him, even though the text was the same with earth-shattering, then do not believe in their own strength and what is the use? he would be buried in the chinese long history of five thousand years in the dust.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇3

as we all know, we will celebrate our 60th year of independence. years is a short history for any country, however, many people’s dreams have come true. as a middle school student , i’m very glad that i have the chance to celebrate the 60 anniversaries

in the past years , our standards of living really has changed dramatically. in the past, parents often worried about their children lacking eating and wearing. in that time, we did not see a number of overseas brands in china , and the pursuit of fashion become the subject of life. in the past, people often communicated by writing letters or taking telegram. today nearly every people use mobile phones to communicate with everyone at anywhere. a succession of changes has affected us , which leads us to live a more happier life.

in the past 60 years, china has scored impressive achievements in its development. china’s economy , especially in the latest 30 years, runs at an average of 9.4 percent，with its gdp jumping from 147.3 billion us dollars to over 1.4 trillion us dollars. as the same time, the technology of chain has improved rapidly. the “gold seven’ lunch is the best evidence. the most pride of china is the success of “ beijing olympic games”, which exhibits a harmonious china to foreigners.

in the end , let us bless our dear county to have a bright future together.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇4

What College Education Means to Me

the title of my speech is “what college education means to me” reflecting on the past two and half years of my college experience, i come to realize how much it has shaped me.

besides, college education has also provided me with a precise compass----the sense of social responsibility. how can i best serve the interest of the public while achieving my self-fulfillment? my one year’s experience as a part-time english teacher has testified: to be valuable to society as well as to find my place, i have to possess some actual strength and the ability to function well in the most challenging situation. amid the hectic schedule that balances club activities, sports, and academic courses, i feel the rhythm and beauty in the intensity of my high-pitched life, knowing that i ’m on the right way.

and more importantly, college education has set up not only single ships, but also fleets with common destinations. by interacting with friends of common beliefs, i’ve acquired skills of relating to other people.

now ,as a ship about to make my maiden voyage ,i’m still not in the position to tell what’s waiting ahead of me ,but with a powerful propeller, a precise compass and ardent companions of sailing in the sea of society, i’m ready to be a great sea-explorer.

thank you.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇5

but there were problems. one problem is there are some sounds in arabic that just don't make it through a european voice box without lots of practice. trust me on that one. also, those very sounds tend not to be represented by the characters that are available in european languages.

here's one of the culprits. this is the letter sheen, and it makes the sound we think of as sh -- “sh.“ it's also the very first letter of the word shalan, which means “something“ just like the the english word “something“ -- some undefined, unknown thing.

now in arabic, we can make this definite by adding the definite article “al.“ so this is al-shalan -- the unknown thing. and this is a word that appears throughout early mathematics, such as this 10th century derivation of proofs.

the problem for the medieval spanish scholars who were tasked with translating this material is that the letter sheen and the word shalan can't be rendered into spanish because spanish doesn't have that sh, that “sh“ sound. so by convention, they created a rule in which they borrowed the ck sound, “ck“ sound, from the classical greek in the form of the letter kai.

later when this material was translated into a common european language, which is to say latin, they simply replaced the greek kai with the latin x. and once that happened, once this material was in latin, it formed the basis for mathematics textbooks for almost 600 years.

but now we have the answer to our question. why is it that x is the unknown? x is the unknown because you can't say “sh“ in spanish. (laughter) and i thought that was worth sharing.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇6

多久了，这样的日子。

我望着漆黑的夜幕，没有一次光束。冰冷的氛围，凝结的空气让我透不过气。不知什么时候，泪水早已浸满了眼眶，顺着脸颊，肆意的淌下。

已经能够忘了自己这样颓废了有多久，也不知道这样的自己又能坚持多久。只是漫不经心的怀念着以前那些轻松快乐的岁月，然后望着别人得幸福，数自己的悲伤。一次又一次的考试成绩打击着我，想着以前接受老师表扬时的喜悦和看到自己试卷后欣慰的笑容，我的心里涌起一阵激流。然而，他很快便退却了。骨感的现实在嘲笑着我，丰满的理想似乎也弃我远去，我无力的挣扎着，做着最后的搏斗。

伏在书案上看书，却不知不觉睡了过去。“这还是你吗，你难道甘心这样一直堕落下去吗?你的梦想呢，你的勇气去了哪里?”在梦里，我听到有人在深深斥责着我“不，我怕，我害怕失败，我怕那些异样的目光，我怕···”我用力地向前跑，却掉进了沼泽里。恍然之间，我醒了，原来只是一个梦。我稍作放松，随意打开一本书，想着刚才的梦。然而，一个陌生却又熟悉的面孔映入了眼帘。

他叫贝多芬，是着名的音乐家。患有先天性耳聋的他却有着天才般的手指，弹奏出人间的绝唱。他听不到任何的声音，心中却满是曲调，跳跃着的音符在脑海中奔腾。怀着那颗对音乐无限热爱的心，他战胜了一个又一个困难。面对命运的玩笑，他乐观积极的迎上前去。他把那些讥笑，那些愚弄统统踩在脚下，化为坚实的力量，走着慷慨的步伐，踏出耀眼的光芒。我被贝多芬那种无谓的精神深深的折服。我所谓的苦难，是贝多芬的万分之一，而贝多芬面对生活的态度，却是我的一万倍。我还有什么理由沮丧，还有什么资格哭泣。

我懂了，我所要做的，不是像现在一样颓废失望，而应该像贝多芬一样，树立乐观的态度，为了自己的目标勇敢地奋斗下去。是的，从现在开始，我要做另一个自己，让生活的明灯就此点亮。

是啊，没有流过血的手指，弹不出时间的绝唱。只有点亮生活的明灯，找准方向才会有希望。和那些迷茫的时光说再见，和美好的明天预约，一起扬帆起航。

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇7

我是一张白纸，白衣、白帽、白鞋，可以说是洁白如玉。我是学生们写字的工具。走进校园，每个地方都可以看到我的身影，老师和学生都离不开我，不过，在学校走了一圈，我发现学生很少注意我的存在。

上课时，学生刚刚把我打开，写上一二个字，可能写错了，“吱”的一声，我被从本子上撕了下来，“啪”的一声，我就被扔在纸篓里;画画时，可能是没注意，一滴墨水滴在我的身上，又是“吱”的一声，我又跑到纸篓里;作业本刚写几页，不知什么原因被丢进垃圾箱;每次开学我都会穿上新衣，可是用了不久，卷边的，折页的，弄得我狼狈不堪;更有甚者，把我的兄弟姊妹一张一张地撕下来，点燃了，让我们化成了灰烬。我们好伤心啊!

不知哪位伟人说过：“一张白纸，好写最新最美的文字，好画最新最美的图画。”作为我们白纸来到这个世界不容易。世界上有了文字之后，最重要的就是要有一个很好的载体。古代埃及人利用尼罗河的纸草来记述历史;在古代的欧洲，人们还长时间地利用动物的皮比如羊皮来书写文字;而中国，在造纸术发明以前，甲骨、竹简和绢帛是古代用来供书写、记载的材料。但是甲骨、竹简都比较笨重，秦始皇一天光阅读奏章，就要整整一车;绢帛虽然轻便，但是成本非常昂贵，也不适于书写。到了汉代，由于西汉的经济、文化迅速发展，甲骨和竹简已经不能满足发展的需求了，从而促使了书写工具的改进——纸被发明出来了。公元120xx年，蔡伦在总结前人经验，改进了造纸术，大家才用上了白纸，它可是我国的“四大发明”之一。

我们的生产过程也很复杂，用树肤、麻头及鱼网为原料，生产白纸也就需要木柴。而森林是保护地球自然环境的屏障，生产的越多，砍伐的树木就越多。人们常说“百年树木”，就是说树木要想成材需要一百年的时间，树木砍伐以后再生长很慢，如果不种植结果许多大山成了秃山，造成了水土流失，沙尘暴就会越来越大，许多绿州就会变成了沙漠，破坏了自然环境，影响了人们的身体健康。为此，我们必须节约用纸，减少木柴的损失，保护自然环境。

我们白纸家族也有难言之隐，那就是在生产与繁殖的过程污染严重。在最初制浆处理植物纤维的水悬浮液时、在网上交错的组合时都需要加入许多化学药剂，而这些药剂用过后它的残留物就会随污水排入江河，污染了河水。被污染的河中鱼儿就会死亡，被污染的河水流入农田，污染了农作物，又会危害人民身体健康。我们家族正在进行“计划生育”!小朋友要爱惜我们哦!节约纸张也是环保工作的重要内容。不要小看我们一张纸不值几分钱，它关系到环境保护工作，希望学生从节约每一张纸做起，节约每一张纸，为全球天蓝蓝，水清清而努力。

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇8

good morning ,boys and girl,i`m jenny peng ,today my topic is :talk about a meaningful way we can use first , let me ask you a question : what do you do in your spare time ,especially in your holiday ? do you just stay at home ,watching tv,eating,and sleeping?maybe you`ll feel relax at the first time ,but if we always do like this,you`ll feel much boring . so ,the meaningful way i`m going to introduce to you is taking part-time-job in your vacation.

yes ,you are right , the meaningful way of using time i`m going to introduce to you is taking part-time-job in your des,the location we going to work is not in your hometown,in another words,it`s a completely strange situation . maybe you feel amazy and crazy when hearing it , but i think you can learn a lot from it . first , you can learn how to be a good worker : familiar with the work schedule , obey the rules and make friends with others . besides , learn how to promote yourself . company is a relatively open socialty , it need you to show yourself in front of others , and it will help you to find a good job in the future.

after the part-time-job , we`ll more cherish our time , and find out that how happy and freedom to being a student . we`ll work hard on our study , finish our homework efficiently and struggle for our dream . as the saying going that ：yesterday is history , tomorrow is mystery , but today is a gift . let`s cherish and make full use of every minutes of our life , and believe that what we did will make sense .

thank you.

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇9

good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i’d like to share my teaching dream with you. but before that, i want to say something about the beginning of this dream. in march this year, three teachers from australia came to our school. during the meeting, we exchanged a lot about education. i found that though we have almost the same teaching philosophy, we have different routines. what impressed me most was that their schools end at 3:00 in the afternoon and have no night classes. i can’t tell which kind of routine is better, but the sharp contrast made me think about a better education. the following is a dreamy school in my mind, in which there is no pressure but pleasure.

in this school, the buildings are well designed, close to nature. in the morning, children can read while enjoying the beautiful sunrise. in the evening, they can exercise by the lake reflecting the amazing sunset. in the spring, they can go to the wild, lie on the lawn, and watch the kite flying in the blue sky. in the summer, they can go to the forest, live in a cabin, and listen to the rhythm of the rain. …

students are free but polite and they respect each other. they can leave at 4:00 every afternoon, or perhaps earlier. they have the freedom to organize time. they can go to the library, go to the lab, the computer rooms or the playground. they’re self-motivated and have a strong thirst for knowledge. and there are no frequent exams and rankings. students won’t be forced to wear uniforms everyday, and there is no required hair style. everyday is so colorful that they are looking forward to the next day when going to bed at night,

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇10

sara, who comes from canada, is our oral english teacher. she is loved and respected by many students. what influences me most is that she is warm-hearted, generous and easy-going. she always stays optimistic and tries hard to understand every of her student. besides, she often tells us some interesting stories and jokes in class, so as to make a happy atmosphere for us to study english. she loves teaching so much and has the eagerness to devote her life to education. because of her outstanding achievements, she had won lots of rewards, one of which is “model teacher” prize.

萨拉是我们的英语口语老师,她来自加拿大。很多学生都很尊敬和喜爱她。她给我的最深刻的影响是她的热情、慷慨又随和的性格。萨拉总是很乐观，不断地努力了解每一个学生。她还会在课上给我讲有趣的故事和笑话，所以她教的英语课都很轻松有趣。她喜爱教学工作，渴望一生都献身教育事业。因为她的优秀表现，她获得了许多奖项，其中有模范教师奖。

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇11

老庙中的和尚敲着木鱼默念：“且行且珍惜。”

我望着古色木窗外的大雨，手指“哒哒”地敲在窗上，思索着这句话。且行且珍惜，又有多少人能够做到呢?那么多人拥有太多，所以不知珍惜，扔掉的比拥有的更多，那么多人又却连拥有都没有感受过。

走一路扔一路的人很多，但没有人说他们不快乐，相反，他们沉睡在抛弃的快感里，由着被抛弃之物在雨中哭泣，心碎。抛弃的不止是物，更有心。

“施主，用斋吧。”和尚放下木鱼，走到我身边说。

我回头看了看他，问道：“做到了且行且珍惜，会更快乐么?为什么，抛弃的人，好像更快乐。”

和尚摇摇头，双手合十，说道：“不知。珍惜，会更安心一些吧。施主说呢?”

我转身向外走去，说道：“斋饭就算了，珍惜求的是安心，抛弃求的是痛快，珍惜者那么少，谁能说他们不快乐呢?”

我居住的地方，没有快乐，但也没有一切所能想到的痛苦与严寒，因为那是抛弃之国，隐藏在时间夹缝中的抛弃之国，我是抛弃之国的主宰者，抛弃之国居住着所有被抛弃的物，抛弃之人用抛弃换来快乐，抛弃之物因为被抛弃而不快乐。

我知道这不公平，可我明白这世界上本就不会有公平，唯一测量公正的天秤早就被宙斯销毁，剩下的，只是星空中的一个星座，一个星星排列出来的图案。

我记得宙斯销毁天秤时所说的话，我记得他将天秤扔入熔炉时那决然的表情。他说：“这个世界不需要公平，从未有人将公平放在眼里。”也是那一次，他将我赶下天界，剥夺了我公平之神的称号。

原因，是因为人类认为将更多更好的食物供给宙斯对于他们不公平。

抛弃之物越来越多，只是因为没有了天秤，天秤不止是衡量公平的神奇，更是衡量人心的神器。

宙斯并不是不知道我在人间收集抛弃之物的事情，他只是默许了而已，我要干的事情，他一向是同意的。

这次，我不想再忍了，我不想再看着越来越多的抛弃之物进入抛弃之城，不想再看着抛弃之物的怨念越来越大，不想再看着人类的心灵渐渐被黑暗吞噬。

我要让他们学会珍惜，我要收回曾经给予他们的所有东西，包括生命……

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇12

站在郁郁葱葱的华池边，身着一袭淡蓝色的丝衣，腰间的长发随风盘旋。望着眼前一汪随落叶一起孤寂的秋水，她默默地闭上双眼，把无尽的哀怨与凄委深深地隐没进沉静的心里。抬头，她望见了一个熟悉而又令她生畏的身影，正微笑地凝望着她。她收起游离的眼神，向湖对面的他回复了一个暖人而又妩媚的笑靥。随后，她纤细的手被他牵起，一起走回了她的华狱。转头回望，她的眼神中充满无尽的落寞。

那个噩梦似的秋天，当她得知自己被心爱的人当作礼物一样送给他时，她没有眼泪，因为眼泪早已被风干了;她没有怨恨，因为怨恨也早已被爱冲淡了。释然的心，陪伴着她一起来到了他的国度，为了国家，为了另一个他，她用羸弱的身躯抵挡了多少千军万马?她用不被理解的媚颜换来了千年历史的多少佳话?无人知晓，也无人将会知晓。

与他在一起的时光是难耐与无语的。因此，他说希望她能够说几句话，无论他说什么，做什么她总是以看似融悦的微笑相对。事实上，她的心一点都不属于他，只属于那个生她、养她的几方土地，只属于另一个他。多少个黑夜，她望着枕边的他，却还想起另一个他的卧薪尝胆，东山再起之路。多少个清晨，她享受着眼前的歌舞升平，却又酝酿着如何毁灭他的国家，到头来，他还是爱错了，她更是爱错了。他爱错了她，她爱错了另一个他和他的国家。

可是，这一切都不能怪她，因为她并不知道自己的所有努力和敷衍，换来的会是两个国家的子民对她千年的辱骂和唾弃，她并不知道自己所有的强颜和心计，换来的会是她那么令人悲哀的死法。

终于，亘古不变的历史遗言向人们呈现了他的失败和另一个他的成功。而她的言行，她的一举一动却被人们归为了恼人的祸水。然而，曾经被诬为祸水的红颜下深埋着多少忧伤和真相?

黑夜中，她暗自吞下了所有历史的苦果，含下了一切肮脏的报复，带着对他的悔意和傲意，她与浑噩的江水相融在一起，却永远不会和那些沉沦在江水中的行尸走肉相融在一起。

几千载的忍辱负重，谱写了千古美人的千古之悲。

几千载的思君为国，酿就了祸水红颜的凄婉忧伤。

如今，她的虚无罪名已被洗刷干净，她的所有举动也都逐渐被理解和接受，九泉之下，她苍老的容颜终于绽开了笑颜。

请记住，在千古流传的遗言中，永远都有一片永恒的空间，留给沉鱼落雁的她——西施。

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇13

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen:

I'd like to start with a group of pictures.

“Modern and advanced”? This society forgets, and ignores the other two thirds of human beings. It's far from the ideal! We call ideal as a utopian, a place where reality does not exist. A few people still look forward to the ideals. We make fun of them, considering they are naive. Will we still be content to live in such a society, if misfortune drops to us? No! Of cause not!

When we feel the warmth of the sun, these people, endure great sorrows and pains. Can we imagine that? They are our brother and sisters!

Facing them, will we still complain about our own misfortune?

Facing them, will we still have the mood shouting for our own freedom? Facing them, will we still want to have more and more unnecessary stuff?

They are unable to meet their needs, even the basic needs of survival! Everyone, as a member of humanity, shouldn't feel ashamed? Our luxury deprived their lives, our indifference violated our soul, and our barbarity destroyed human civilization!

What's the ideal society? It's a society no one worries about their living, a society no one is refused from education, a society everyone can pursue his/her own happiness! The ideal society is filled with love, joy and kindness. In that society, we can touch the other's hearts, we can share our dreams and most important, we can just be the true men!

Let's break the ethnic divide, bridge the gap between rich and poor, hand in hand, to build a Great wall, protecting us from evil; to construct a steady bridge, connecting reality to the ideal society! Let's pursue for that, that's the only way to the bright future! They are watching us! Thank you!

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇14

人世间有百媚千红，生活就如川剧中的变脸一般。在你一不留神的瞬间，又穿上新的外套。有太多太多的东西都不是你我想要的。

迎着日出，送走晚霞。多少的日子，我披星戴月独自上学。满以为用勤奋换来的成绩会搏得爷爷的笑脸。然而，我每次的满腔的热情只能遭到他冷漠的相待。尽管我做好他所安排的所有的事，但我却得不到半句奖赏，这对于一个处于叛逆期的女孩而言是无法理解的。得不到任何安慰来抚平“伤口”，找不到谁的肩膀可以让我依靠着哭泣。心灵的“伤痛”与外界的“冲击”已足够让我心力交瘁。夜深人静，只有阵阵晚风拥抱着我，让黑暗无情地把我吞噬。因得不到理解，我只能躲在自己的世界里，让泪水把我淹没。在泪水中洗涤的青春，这不是我想要的。

自打我七、八岁的时候，我的父母就双双离我至远地打工糊口。我知道他们的迫不得已，更能理解他们的艰辛。就因为如此，我注定与思念、期盼为伴。每当看见邻家小孩在父母怀里撒娇时，我的心有多酸，有多么的羡慕不言而喻。别人能得到许多的快乐与温暖，我只能蜷缩在寒冷的冬天里独自落泪。同龄孩子的哭与笑都可和父母分享，我却只能找到一位叫做“坚强”的朋友，来安慰自己。多少个日日夜夜我都只能活在追忆中，用流淌成河的眼泪来证明我的思念。多少的睡梦里，我都呼喊：我的爸爸、妈妈回来了。我醒了，梦破了。作为一个孩子，我希望得到至亲的人的爱与关怀，渴望父母能伴自己成长。这样看似简单而明了的愿望，对于别人而言是可唤之来，唤之去的，但对于我来说那是渺茫的。它只能永远地沉浸在时间的长河中，成为我永远的期盼。没有父母的陪伴就好像没有一切：耳边没有母亲轻柔布和蔼的叮嘱;眼前没有父亲慈祥的面孔，只有那孤寂常伴我的身边。无尽的思念和期盼，这不是我想要的。

父母的情感一天不如一天，它就如一把把锋利的匕首深深地刺痛我的心灵。曾经多少次我都责问自己，父母的“战争”是不是我诱发的。每当我冥思苦想时，现实都会给我一个肯定的答案：不，不是!于是，我发现自己是如此的天真、幼稚。在父母“炮火连天”的日子里，我独自悲伤，我看不到父母之间还剩几分真情，体会不到他们当初的爱恋。我该怎样拯救我最爱的父母，我该如何挽回他们流失的爱。我沉思着，我抽泣着……，破裂的家庭，失落的灵魂，这不是我想要的。

太多的事情不由得我们选择，生活已经给出一个答案。来不及思虑，早已身处其中，但内心的呼唤，找到了“坚持”和我并肩作战。等到天明，我将信心满满，迎接下一个挑战。

英语课前两分钟小故事演讲 篇15

she kindled a third match. again shot up the flame; and now she was sitting under a most beautiful christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down from the tree upon her. the child stretched out her hands towards them in delight, and in that moment the lights of the match warm quenched; still, however, the christmas candles burned higher and higher， she beheld them beaming like stars in heaven; one of them fell, the lights streaming behind it like a long, fiery tail.

“now some one is dying,” said the little girl, softly, for she had been told by her old grandmother， the only person who had ever been kind to her, and who was now dead that whenever a star falls an immortal spirit returns to the god who gave it.

she struck yet another match against the wall; it flamed up, and surrounded by its light, appeared before her that same dear grandmother, gentle and loving as always, but bright and happy as she had never looked during her lifetime.