In a quiet and beautiful forest town, there lived a cat named Tom.He is very cute, his furry body is as orange as a freshly picked orange, and his eyes are round and always curious to see the world.
But then, Tom has a little problem – he especially likes to pick his nose.No matter when he was walking, eating, or in class, his paw would always reach for his nose unconsciously.
One day, the kindergarten organized a field trip.The little friends were very happy and chattered all the way.Bunny hopping brought his favorite carrots and showed them off as he walked; Pippi the monkey hung upside down on a tree branch and made faces to make everyone laugh.But what about Tom?He kept digging his nose while walking, and his friends frowned when they saw him.
When we arrived at the destination, we took out the prepared snacks and shared them together.Little squirrel nuts also brought a special package of fragrant nuts.Tom wanted to try one, but before he could touch the food, he sneezed so hard that he almost splashed his nose on the nuts!
This scared everyone.The little squirrel hurriedly covered his nose and said: “Tom, you are too unhygienic, we do not want to eat with you.”Tom heard this and felt bad, but he couldn’t help putting his hand up his nose again.
When he got home, Tom felt a little uncomfortable with his nose, itching and hurting.The more uncomfortable it was, the more it wanted to dig, and as a result, his nose got redder and redder, and finally swelled up like a small ripe tomato.When he went to bed at night, his nose was so blocked that he could only breathe with his mouth open, and he didn’t sleep well all night.
The next morning, Tom looked listless.In class, he couldn’t concentrate at all because his nose hurt too much.The teacher noticed that Tom was in bad shape, so she went over to him and asked with concern, “Tom, what’s wrong with you?”
Tom aggressively told the teacher that he had been picking his nose.After listening, the teacher gently touched Tom’s head and said, “Do you know?There are a lot of invisible germs on your hands, and if you pick your nose with your hands, these germs will run into your body and make you sick.”
The teacher also taught Tom a way: if his nose is itchy, he can gently wipe it with a clean tissue so that he won’t bring the germs in.
When he got home from school, Tom decided to try the teacher’s method.When his nose started to itch again, he didn’t dig it up right away, but rushed to find a tissue to gently wipe it.At first, he was still very eager to do it, but thinking about the redness of his nose before and what the teacher said, he persisted.
Slowly, Tom’s habit of picking his nose became less and less.After a few days, his nose finally got better and he could breathe freely again.When his friends saw that Tom had stopped picking his nose, they were all willing to play with him and share good food with him.
Since then, Tom became a hygienic and polite kitten.He not only changed his bad habits, but also learned to take care of his body and became one of the most popular little animals in the forest town.
The truth behind the story.
Although this story is about a little kitten, it actually talks about a problem that all of us encounter in our lives – Bad Habits.Just like Tom’s fondness for picking his nose, we probably have little habits like biting our nails, picking our ears, and eating without washing our hands.These behaviors may seem small, but if we don’t pay attention to them, they can get us into trouble.
More importantly, this story shows us that changing bad habits doesn’t happen overnight.Tom couldn’t control himself at first, and then through the help of his teacher and his own efforts, he slowly corrected himself.This shows that to change yourself, you need to be reminded by others and you also need to be persistent.
What does the story tell us?
1.Bad habits affect how others see them.
Tom made other little animals not want to play with him because he often picked his nose.This tells us that some seemingly small behaviors can actually affect our impression in other people’s minds.
2.Health is important and we should develop good habits from childhood .
Picking your nose will let bacteria into your body and lead to illness.That’s why we need to learn to protect ourselves, such as washing our hands regularly and keeping them clean, which are important ways to keep ourselves healthy.
3.Changing bad habits takes time and effort .
Tom didn’t change his bad habits in a day, it took a little effort to do it.This also reminds us not to give up just because we can’t change them for a while, as long as we persist, there will always be progress.
4.Taking advice and listening to others is important.
If Tom hadn’t listened to his teacher’s advice, he might still be picking his nose now.So we have to learn to listen to others, especially those who really care about us.
Summary
Although this story is about the life of a kitten, the truth it conveys applies to everyone.Whether we are children or adults, we should pay attention to our behavior, learn to take care of ourselves and respect others.Only in this way can we have a healthier body, better relationships and become a more popular person.
