小保罗是个三年级的小学生。他父亲虽然空闲时间不多，但晚上却经常同他的孩子在一起。父亲喜欢孩子，总津津乐道、不厌其烦地给他们讲些富有教益的寓言和别的故事。 一个星期五的晚上，保罗和姐姐玛莎在忙着刷保罗的田径鞋，因为他要参加学校明天举行的一场短跑比赛。坐在沙发 Paul is a third-year primary school student. Although his father did not have much free time, he often stayed with his children at night. The father likes children, always relishes and gives them a wealth of teaching parables and other stories. On a Friday night, Paul and his sister Martha were busy brushing Paul’s track shoes because he was attending a sprint race that the school would hold tomorrow. Sitting on the sofa