A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but in vain. So he put a
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on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be
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100 dollars. Facing the
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of the handsome reward, people tried their best to look for everywhere.
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, the grain was piled like a hill along with bales of
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, so if they wanted to find the gold watch, it would be like fishing for a needle in the
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When the sun set, the gold watch was not found yet. They took pains but found
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, so they began
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the watch was too small, the barn was too large and the straw was too thick. It was getting
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that they were still unable to find it. So they
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the temptation of 100 dollars one by one. But only a small boy in
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clothes was still not discouraged but kept
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it in the grain. He had nothing to eat throughout the day. In order to solve the family problem, he was
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to find the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal. He was
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in the straw to have a rest
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he heard a strange "tick-tock". He immediately held his breath and listen
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. It was quieter in the barn while "tick-tock"
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clearly. The boy
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the sound, found the gold watch buried in the depths of the grain and finally got the 100 dollars. Like the gold watch in the barn,
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has existed around us and spread in very corner of life. Only we are calm and
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look for it can we find it.