An old gentleman had been hired by a young town councilman.He cleared away the sand from the pools of water up in the mountain that
41 the spring flowing through their town.With faithful,silent regularity,he inspected the hills, 42the leaves and branches,and cleared away the sand that would otherwise have chocked and dirtied the fresh flow of water.The village soon became a popular place for vacationers.Graceful swans(天鹅)
43along the clear spring,the mill wheels turned day and night,and the
44from restaurants was attractive
45
description.
Years passed.One evening the town council held its
46 .As they reviewed the
47 ,one man’s eye
48the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring.The keeper of the purse said,“Who is this old man?
49do we keep him on year after year?For all know,the strange range of the hills is not doing anything.He isn’t
50any longer.”So they decided to get rid of the old man’s
51 .
In early
52,the leaves on the trees began to fall.Small branches fell into the pools,53 up the rushing flow of sparking water.A few days later,the water
54yellowish brown.Within another week,a bad smell was55,The mill wheels moved more slowly.The swans left,so did the56.
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