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Original:Myneighbor'schildrenloveplayinghide-and-seekasallchildrendo,butnooneimaginethatagametheyplayedlastweekwouldbereportedinthelocalnewspaper.Oneafternoon,theywereplayinginthevacantlotdownthecorner.YoungPaul,whoisonlyfiveyearsold,foundtheperfectplacetohide.Hissister,Natalie,hadshuthereyesandwascountingtotenwhenPaulnoticedthestoragemailboxatthecornerandsawthatthemetaldoorwasstandingopen.Themailmanhadjusttakenoutseveralsacksofmailandhadcarriedthemtohistruckwhichwasstandingatthecurbafewfeetaway.Paulclimbedintothestorageboxandpulledthedoorclosedsohardthatitlocked.Soonrealizingwhathehaddone,hebecamefrightenedandstartedcrying.Meanwhile,Nataliewaslookingforhimeverywherebutcouldnotfindhim.Itwasluckythatshehappenedtopauseatthecornerforaminuteandheardherbrother'scries.Sheimmediatelyrantotellthemailmanwhohurriedbackfromhistrucktounlockthemetaldoor.Paulwasnowfree,buthehadhadsuchabadscarethathecouldnotstopcrying.Themailman,however,soonfoundawayofmakinghimlaughagain.Hetoldhimthatthenexttimehewantedtohideinamailbox,heshouldremembertoputastamponhimself!Summary:Thechildrenwereplayinghide-and-seekinavacantlotoneafternoon.Findingthatthestoragemailboxhadbeenleftopen,Paulhidandlockedhimselfinitaccidentally.Hissister,Natalie,heardhiscriesandrealizedwherehewashiding,sosheimmediatelytoldthemailmantounlockthemetaldoor.Afterlettinghimout,themailmanmadehimstopcryingbytellinghimtoputastamponhimselfthenexthewantedtohideinamailbox.Original:Whydosomeanimalsdieout?Inthepasttwohundredyearspeoplehavecausedmanykindsofanimalstodieout--tobecomeextinct.Peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods.Astheyspreadovertheland,theydestroyanimals'homes.Iftheanimalscan'tfindaplacetolive,theydieout.SixteenkindsofHawaiianbirdshavebecomeextinctforthisreason.Otheranimals,suchastheFloridaKeydeer,maysoondieoutbecausetheyarelosingtheirhomes.Huntershavecausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct,too.Inthelastcentury,hunterskilledallthepassengerpigeonsinNorthAmericaandmostofthebuffalos.Todaytheyarefastkillingoffhawksandwolves.Pollutioniskillingmanyanimalstoday,too.Asriversbecomepolluted,fisharepoisoned.Manydie.Birdsthateatthepoisonedfishcan'tlaystrong,healthyeggs.Newbirdsaren’tborn.Sofar,noanimalshavebecomeextinctbecauseofpollution.Butsome,suchasthebaldeagleandthebrownpelican,havebecomerareandmaydieout.Scientiststhinkthatsomeanimalsbecomeextinctbecauseofchangesinclimate.Theplaceswheretheylivebecomehotterorcooler,drierorwetter.Thefoodthattheyeatcannotgrowthereanymore.Iftheanimalscan'tlearntoeatsomethingelse,theydie.Dinosaursmayhavediedoutforthisreason.Summary:Inthepasttwohundredyears,manykindsofanimalshavediedout.Thereareseveralreasonsforit.First,peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods,whichdestroysanimals'homes.Then,hunters'killinghasalsocausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct.Besides,someanimalsaren'tabletobearstrongoffspringandnordotheyhaveenoughfoodtoeatbecauseofpollutionandclimaticchanges.LovelanguagesDoyouknowlovewhat“lovelanguages”are?Lovelanguagesaredifferentwaysthatpeopleshowtheirlovetoothers.Weallwanttohaverelationshipswherewecanshowourlovetoothersandhavethemcommunicatelovetousinreturn.Inordertobesuccessfulincommunicatinglove,weneedtounderstandwhatthedifferentlovelanguagesare.Therearefiveimportantlovelanguagesthatpeopleneedtoknowabouttocommunicateeffectivelywithothers.ThefirstlovelanguageisQualityTimewhichreferstospendingtimetogetherwiththepersonyouaretryingtoshowyourloveto.Thislovelanguagewillcausepeopletofeellovedwhentheyaretakenoutonspecialdates,whentheirfriendchangestheirschedulestobewiththem,orwhentheyturnthetelevisionofftotalkwiththem.Itmeansgivingallofyourattentiontoanotherperson.AnotherlovelanguageisWordsofAttentionasawaytoshowyourlove.Tellingyourboyfriendorgirlfriendhowyouappreciatethem,encouragingthem,andthroughwordspraisingthemwillshowpeoplethatyoulovethem.Tellingsomeone“Ibelieveinyou”canreallymakesomeonefeelloved.Withthislovelanguageyoucanexpressyourselfthroughbothspokenandwrittenwords.Giftsisanothertypeoflovelanguage.Giftsarenotjustmaterialobjects,theyareexpressionsofyourlove.Themostimportantaspectisnotthecost,butthefactthatyouwerethinkingofthemandspentthetimetogoandbuythemagift.Bigorlittle,yourgiftwillbeasymbolofyourlovefortheotherperson.FourthisthelovelanguagecalledActsofServicewhichmeansyouexpressyourlovebyhelpingsomeoneelse.Youcouldhelpthemwithadifficultassignmentothelpthemfixtheirbicyclewhenitisbroken.Themostimportantpartofthislovelanguagesistakingthetimetodothingsforthemthatrequirethought,energyandtime.Don’twaittoonlydowhattheyaskyouto,butvolunteertoshowyourkindness.ThelastlovelanguageisPhysicalTouch.Asimpletouchonthearm,hugorbackrubwillconveyyourlovetothem.Sitbesidethemwhenyouhavethechanceandholetheirhandwhenyouarewalkingdownthestreet.Withthislovelanguage,justbeingnearthemandshowingyourcarethroughtouchwillmakethemfeelveryloved.Justknowingabouttheselovelanguagesisnotenoughastheywayinwhichpeoplefeellovesbyothersisdifferent.Itisimportanttoknowwhichlovelanguageisstrongestforthepersonyouaretryingtolove.Sometimesifyouservethem,theyw