One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn't intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet full. A middle aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story tearfully, not to anyone else, just to 1. And according to her story, we knew how upset she was. On her way to the station, half of her 2 was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 3 still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked unhappy.

    When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to check the 4. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 5 that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 6 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's 7.

    The woman was watching the event. 8 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she broke in, "Stop shouting at him! Can't you see he's only trying to 9 home?" "He doesn't have any money!" the driver said aloud. "Well, that's no 10 to throw him off the bus," she insisted*.

    Then she reached   11 her blouse. Slowly and carefully, she took out her remaining money that was 12, and handed it to the conductor. And she said, " 13 should be treated like this, though he has no money. I will pay for him. Just stop giving him a 14 time."

    All heads turned to the woman. "It's only money," she said. She rode the rest of her way home wearing a happy smile. It seemed she had15the sadness caused by the lost money earlier. On the road of life, the help of strangers can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey will be when we make it a little smoother for others.