The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man 1his 3-year-old daughter for 2a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and heBecame3when the child tried to decorate a 4 to put under the Christmas tree．Nevertheless, the little girlBrought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"

        The man was5By his earlier6,But his anger flared again when he found out theBox was7 ． He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is 8toBe something inside?" The little girl looked9at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all．IBlew kisses into theBox．They are all for you, Daddy．"

The father was flushed．He put his arms around his little girl, and heBegged for her10 ．

        It is reported that conservation groups in North America haveBeen arguing about theBenefits and dangers of wolves．Some groupsBelieve wolves shouldBe killed．Other peopleBelieve wolves mustBe protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness(荒野)．

                                                                                              For Killing Wolves

        In Alaska, the wolves almost disappeared a few years ago,because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport．However, laws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased．Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．

        A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family．People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food．Many of the animals haveBeen destroyedBy the very cold winters recently andBy changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can't find enough food, they die．

        If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer, their prey(猎物)will disappear some day．And the wolves will,too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness toBalance the ecology．If we killed more wolves, we would save them and their prey from dying out．We'd also save some farm animals．

        In another northern state, wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the government to sendBiologists to study the problem．TheyBelieve it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small
wolf population．

                                                                                          Against Killing Wolves

        If you had lived long ago, you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf．According to most stories, hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today,the stories of the "bigBad wolf" will not disappear．

        But the fact is wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals, they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured．The strongest survive．No kind of animal would have
survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived．And has alwaysBeen a law of nature．

        Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves, we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living inBalance．The wolves keep the deer population fromBecoming too large, and that keeps aBalance in the wilderness plant life．

        The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live areBeing usedBy people．Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs．The wolves can't always find enough food．So they travel to the nearest source, which is often afarm．Then there is danger．The "bigBad wolf" has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．

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