Primary School Grade 6 - Model Essays (Essential Edition)

Author: Chen Jiangong, Tan Tan, Bi Shumin, Gao Hongbo, Chen Shixu, etc. / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Whenever my classmates gather in groups to talk about how generous their grandfathers are, I would always stay far away because my grandfather was so "stingy." I remember one summer, my parents had to attend conferences in other places, so they dropped me off at my grandmother's house for the summer vacation. To be honest, I didn't enjoy that summer vacation much. One day, an old grandmother selling ice creams came to our alley and called out. I ran to my grandfather, asking him to buy me a one-yuan big milk stick, but he only bought me a five-cent ice cream. I was so angry that I gave my grandfather a tantrum before eating the ice cream. On the way home, my grandfather saw a small piece of iron on the ground and, while talking about saving, picked it up and brought it home to put it in his "treasure box." There were so many similar things my grandfather did, like the stars in the sky—too many to count or describe.
Recently, our school called on us to donate money to support children who couldn't go to school. I only donated five cents and thought, "I'll just get by with this. I can still use the money to buy myself some snacks." A few days later, one afternoon, as soon as I got home, my dad said to me, "Yanyan, do you know how much money your grandfather donated to the 'Project Hope' after hearing the city government's call?" I shook my head, and my dad said excitedly, "He donated 500 yuan!" I was shocked to hear this and thought a lot. The student who always hoped others would call me generous had only donated five cents, while my grandfather, who even hesitated to throw away a small piece of iron, had donated 500 yuan to "Project Hope"! Compared to my grandfather, I was so insignificant. I usually spent my money carelessly on colorful candies, while my grandfather, who was always frugal and even called "stingy" by his granddaughter, had given a generous love to the nation's future. How noble a spirit that was! How admirable a person my grandfather was! P3