A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging over a tall fence. In fact, the boy disliked 1 preferring a bar of chocolate if given the choice. However, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be 2 . Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple. He stood on tiptoe, 4 as high as he could, but even in his tallest 5 he was unable to touch it. He began to 6 up and down, as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arm to get the apple. Still it remained out of 8 . Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 9 on. His schoolbag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to 10 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and books. Looking 11 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, with luck, even a ladder, 12 it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. 13 seeing any other choices, he 14 and started to walk away. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 16 like this, the more unhappy he became. However, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get 17 he wanted. He started to say 18 himself, “This isn't helpful. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling unhappy as well. There's 19 more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better?”