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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