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3.Howdoyouunderstandthatbloodisthickerthanwater?Bysaying“Bloodisthickerthanwater”,wemeanthatfamilymembersorourrelativesaremoreimportantthanothers(friends,neighbors,etc.).Notonlyshouldwebealwaysconsiderateandhelpfultoourfamilymembersbutalsoweshouldtaketheresponsibilityorobligationtomakethemhappy.Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindtotheoldladyonherbirthday.Surelyherdaughterwouldmakeanevenbiggerefforttopleaseher?Shestoodbythewindow,watching.Thepostmanturnedroundthecorneronhisbicycle.Herheartbeatfast.Johnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegate.Thenclatter,clatterupthestairs.Johnnieknockedatherdoor.“Granny,granny,”heshouted,“I’vegotyourpost.”Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewereunsealedcardsfromoldfriends.Thefourthwassealed,inMyra’swriting.Theoldladyfeltapangofdisappointment.“Noparcel,Johnnie?”“No,granny.”Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebyletterpost.Thatwasit.Itwouldcomelaterbyparcelpost.Shemustbepatient.Almostreluctantlyshetoretheenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasapieceofpaper.WrittenonthecardwasamessageundertheprintedHappyBirthday—Buyyourselfsomethingnicewiththecheque,MyraandHarold.Thechequeflutteredtothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladystoopedtopickitup.Herpresent,herlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.Thepresent--PeggyHowdoyouusuallycelebrateyourbirthday?Whatdoyourparentsdoforyouonthisspecialoccasion?Doyouknowyourparents’birthdays?Whatdoyoudoforthem?Step1:Warming-upStep2:FastreadingOpeningparagraph:Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindto