5. The Great President
As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities.
Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to
selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to
offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work
or uneducated. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted
himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the
Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However,
he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies
still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldn't
escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Not fearing of the prison guards' cruelty, he kept active and begged
no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and
never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.
Finally, people rewarded him with the leader’s position and a gold blanket.
6. A Brave Maid
A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the
reception hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style
and selected valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of
its fancy color of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.
The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war,
the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived
went on and on. In order to remove people’s doubt, a team of no less than
20 people carried out an informal investigation. The evidence they found
showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it
in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of
the enemies who were in search of treasures.
It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return.