1.You have often heard that “it takes two to make a quarrel.”Do you believe it？This is how mylittle friend May found that the proverbis true.
2.Whenever Dolly came to see May there was a quarrel.May tried to speak gently no matter how hard she tried，sooner or later Dolly would make her so angry that she too would speak hard words.“Oh，what shall I do？”cried poor little May.
3.“Try this plan，”said her mamma.“The next time Dolly comes into the room，sit down in front of the fire and take the tongs in your⑤hand.Whenever Dolly says a sharpword to you，snap the tongs gently，but say nothing.”
4.Soon afterwards Dolly came to see her little friend.It was not a quarter of an hourbefore Dolly became angry.She lost her temper ，and began to scold.May rushed to the hearth ，took up the tongs，and snapped themgently.answer So Dolly rushed out of the room，crying，“I’ll never，never come back again-never！”
5.Away she went.But did she keep her promise？No indeed！She came again the very next day.As soon as May caught sight of her friend，she ran for the tongs.
6.When Dolly saw this she remembered how cross she had been the day before.She felt very sorry for it now，and told May that she would never quarrel again.
7.There‘s a pretty little proverb，From the sunny land of Spain；But in North-land as in South-land What it means is clear and plain.