A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly1 began to rain very hard． They did2 not have their umbrella with them， and there was3 nowhere4 to hide5 from the rain， so they were soon very wet， and the small boy did not feel very happy．
For a long time while6 they were walking home through the rain， the boy was thinking7． Then at last he turned to his father and said8 to him，Why does it rain， Father？ It isn't very nice， is it？
No， it isn't very nice， but it's very useful，Tom，answered his father．It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us， and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．
Tom thought9 about this for a few10 seconds， and then he said，Then，why does it rain on the road too， Father？
一个小孩子和他的爸爸正在乡间行走，忽然下起了大雨。
他们没带伞，加上四下无处可以躲雨，所以非常快他们浑身上下被淋湿了，小孩子感到非常不好受。
他们在雨中朝家走去，有好一会儿，那个男生一直在思索着什么。后来终于他朝爸爸转过脸去，问他说：父亲，为何天会下雨呢？下雨可不太好，是吧？
是呀，下雨是不太好，可是下雨也有不少有益的地方，汤姆。爸爸回答说。老天爷下雨促进了为大家所食用的水果和蔬菜的成长，同样也促进牛羊所吃的青草的成长。
汤姆对爸爸的这番话想了一会，然后说：那样，爸爸，老天爷为何还要把雨下在路上呢？
