I became lame in both legs 1 my childhood. I can't stand without the support of two sticks. 2 in my wheelchair can I "walk". I still 3 the first day at school. When I appeared at the door, everyone in the classroom stared at me in 4 . My face turned red. I couldn't help 5 . It was the 6 and sympathy in their eyes that prevented me doing so. I went shyly 7 an unoccupied seat. Being lame, I 8 walk in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be 9 . In those days I was very sad to see others walking 10 . One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really 11 . They encouraged me with a friendly smile and 12 me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was 13 them for giving me a chance to see the sights of our lovely school with my own eyes. After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends were always 14 to help me. It made me forget I was handicapped. Once they asked me, " What is the most beautiful thing in our school?" Without 15 , I said, "It is the friendship."