In a small town in Russia, there lived a little boy named Yuri. Yuri was a diligent and studious child, but he had recently encountered a big problem. The pencils in his pencil case were almost used up, and there was only one very short pencil left. Yuri was a bit frustrated as he was worried that such a short pencil couldn't help him finish his homework.
However, this pencil seemed to have a mind of its own. When Yuri sat at his desk and took out his exercise book, it rolled to Yuri's hand by itself. Surprised, Yuri picked up this small pencil and found that its tip was still very sharp. So, with a let - me - try attitude, Yuri began to do his homework with this pencil. The small pencil hopped merrily on the exercise book, writing neat and beautiful words. Yuri was extremely happy, and his frustration disappeared completely as he wrote his homework earnestly.
As he was writing, Yuri came across a very difficult math problem. He looked at the problem with a worried face, not knowing where to start. At this time, the small pencil in his hand seemed to be cheering him on. It tapped gently on the paper as if telling Yuri not to give up. Yuri took a deep breath and re - examined the problem. With the help of the small pencil, Yuri solved this difficult problem step by step.
Finally, with the company of the small pencil, Yuri successfully completed all his homework. He looked at this small pencil gratefully. Although the small pencil had become even shorter, it had completed its mission like a little hero. Yuri carefully put the small pencil in a small box. He decided to keep this brave pencil forever.
