"Have you ever found a treasure?"
``
Have
you
ever
found
a
treasure
?
''
I once asked my father.
I
once
asked
my
father
.
He smiled a big smile and told me this story.
He
smiled
a
big
smile
and
told
me
this
story
.
"Once when I was about ten years old," my father told me, "I went treasure hunting with my older sister.
``
Once
when
I
was
about
ten
years
old
,
''
my
father
told
me
,
``
I
went
treasure
hunting
with
my
older
sister
.
She had heard some people talking about a treasure box hidden in a hillside cave.
She
had
heard
some
people
talking
about
a
treasure
box
hidden
in
a
hillside
cave
.
One day we went there and spent two or three hours looking for the entrance to the cave.
One
day
we
went
there
and
spent
two
or
three
hours
looking
for
the
entrance
to
the
cave
.
Then, as I was trying to squeeze between two big stones, I suddenly fell into a hole.
Then
,
as
I
was
trying
to
squeeze
between
two
big
stones
,
I
suddenly
fell
into
a
hole
.
It was the mouth of a tunnel that led to the cave.
It
was
the
mouth
of
a
tunnel
that
led
to
the
cave
.
My sister and I crawled through into it.
My
sister
and
I
crawled
through
into
it
.
It was very dark but we had brought a flashlight and we were shocked to see that there was a large wooden box ahead of us.
It
was
very
dark
but
we
had
brought
a
flashlight
and
we
were
shocked
to
see
that
there
was
a
large
wooden
box
ahead
of
us
.
We ran to the box and pulled it open.
We
ran
to
the
box
and
pulled
it
open
.
It was filled with silver and gold coins.
It
was
filled
with
silver
and
gold
coins
.
I started to count them but my sister told me to stop.
I
started
to
count
them
but
my
sister
told
me
to
stop
.
"This is only money," she said," This is not a real treasure.
``
This
is
only
money
,
''
she
said
,
''
This
is
not
a
real
treasure
.
If you want money, all you have to do is to work for it".
If
you
want
money
,
all
you
have
to
do
is
to
work
for
it
''
.
I was going to argue with her when I suddenly noticed a big metal box on the other side of the cave.
I
was
going
to
argue
with
her
when
I
suddenly
noticed
a
big
metal
box
on
the
other
side
of
the
cave
.
The box was filled with statues.
The
box
was
filled
with
statues
.
Some statues were made of ivory or gold, with diamonds for eyes and rubies for lips.
Some
statues
were
made
of
ivory
or
gold
,
with
diamonds
for
eyes
and
rubies
for
lips
.
I took one of the gold statues out of the box.
I
took
one
of
the
gold
statues
out
of
the
box
.
'Don't do that!'
'Do
n't
do
that
!
'
yelled my sister.
yelled
my
sister
.
'This is only beauty and art.
'This
is
only
beauty
and
art
.
It is not a real treasure.
It
is
not
a
real
treasure
.
There must be something better here.'
There
must
be
something
better
here
.
'
We searched and searched, but there was nothing else in the cave.
We
searched
and
searched
,
but
there
was
nothing
else
in
the
cave
.
Then the battery in the flashlight started to die.
Then
the
battery
in
the
flashlight
started
to
die
.
We got scared and crawled back.
We
got
scared
and
crawled
back
.
I wiggled through but my sister got stuck half way between the stones.
I
wiggled
through
but
my
sister
got
stuck
half
way
between
the
stones
.
I tried to pull her out but I couldn't.
I
tried
to
pull
her
out
but
I
could
n't
.
I ran up and down the street knocking on doors but nobody would come.
I
ran
up
and
down
the
street
knocking
on
doors
but
nobody
would
come
.
The only one who would help was a girl about my age.
The
only
one
who
would
help
was
a
girl
about
my
age
.
She got a rope and a spade and a water bottle.
She
got
a
rope
and
a
spade
and
a
water
bottle
.
About an hour later, we got my sister out of the stones.
About
an
hour
later
,
we
got
my
sister
out
of
the
stones
.
I became good friends with the girl who had helped us.
I
became
good
friends
with
the
girl
who
had
helped
us
.
She was very responsible, faithful, kind and loving.
She
was
very
responsible
,
faithful
,
kind
and
loving
.
When we finished college I realized that she was the woman I wanted to marry.
When
we
finished
college
I
realized
that
she
was
the
woman
I
wanted
to
marry
.
That's your mom.
That
's
your
mom
.
I thought I had found the best treasure in the world."
I
thought
I
had
found
the
best
treasure
in
the
world
.
''
"Have you ever found a treasure?" I once asked my father. He smiled a big smile and told me this story.  "Once when I was about ten years old," my father told me, "I went treasure hunting with my older sister. She had heard some people talking about a treasure box hidden in a hillside cave. One day we went there and spent two or three hours looking for the entrance to the cave. Then, as I was trying to squeeze between two big stones, I suddenly fell into a hole. It was the mouth of a tunnel that led to the cave. My sister and I crawled through into it. It was very dark but we had brought a flashlight and we were shocked to see that there was a large wooden box ahead of us. We ran to the box and pulled it open. It was filled with silver and gold coins. I started to count them but my sister told me to stop. "This is only money," she said," This is not a real treasure. If you want money, all you have to do is to work for it".  I was going to argue with her when I suddenly noticed a big metal box on the other side of the cave. The box was filled with statues. Some statues were made of ivory or gold, with diamonds for eyes and rubies for lips. I took one of the gold statues out of the box. 'Don't do that!' yelled my sister. 'This is only beauty and art. It is not a real treasure. There must be something better here.'  We searched and searched, but there was nothing else in the cave. Then the battery in the flashlight started to die. We got scared and crawled back. I wiggled through but my sister got stuck half way between the stones. I tried to pull her out but I couldn't. I ran up and down the street knocking on doors but nobody would come.  The only one who would help was a girl about my age. She got a rope and a spade and a water bottle. About an hour later, we got my sister out of the stones. I became good friends with the girl who had helped us. She was very responsible, faithful, kind and loving. When we finished college I realized that she was the woman I wanted to marry. That's your mom. I thought I had found the best treasure in the world."