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One day,Walter Elias was walking through an apple orchard (果园）when he discovered an owl (猫头鹰）in a tree. Remembering that he had been told that owls hunted at night but slept during the1 Walter quickly got close to the 2 bird.
“ What a wonderful pet this funny creature would make,” he thought to himself. So he reached up and 3 it by the leg4the owl went crazy and tried to 5Equally terrified, Walter threw it to the6 and stomped (踩踏）it to death. When the struggle ended, he 7the broken bird and cried. Feeling terrible, he ran away from the orchard, but later8to bury the owl. For months he dreamed of this bird he had wanted for a9but in terror had killed.10years later did he share this secret.
Perhaps it was this11 that helped make Walter the person he became. Never could he bring that owl back to life but he made all the 12of the forest come alive through his drawings and the wonderful entertainment center13 after himself.
His full name? Walter Elias Disney, a name 14 to the whole world.
Have you ever failed or done something that you later felt15about or experienced a ( n)16that gave your self-concept a beating? When we fail or feel as though we have failed, we17 to think we are losers. It isn't so. Walter Disney turned his18childhood dream into a beautiful one, which 19became a reality. We can do the same, too.20 we don't fear to fail, we will succeed someday!
