A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them sat side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud music filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, however , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a note under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all nice people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a party instead? Dario asked.
They both loved the idea. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts for their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party arrived . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to share. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, presented Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I worried that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we owe you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t realize how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such loud music.”
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be happy to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to practicing the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of warmth and made him feel that they were home at last.
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be quiet , but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the end of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was shaking inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your eyes ! We are going on a journey."
Amazingly , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly took one out , put it in the machine and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and waited . When the music started, the room was filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were listening . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their heads slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to teach . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the unknown and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that music in the classroom could have.
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Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his comb and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK？”

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