In a small town in the UK, there was a little boy named Tom. He liked drawing very much and would scribble on the drawing paper with his small pencil every day. One day, he found an ordinary - looking pencil in an old warehouse.
Tom took this pencil home. At night, when he was going to sleep, he put the pencil on the table. Suddenly, something amazing happened. The pencil started to shake as if it had come to life. It slowly stood upright and then began to dance on the table. Its dance steps were light, just like a little dancer. Tom was awakened in surprise. He stared at this dancing pencil with his eyes wide open and his mouth agape.
The pencil seemed to notice Tom's gaze. It hopped in front of Tom as if inviting him to dance together. Tom was a little scared at first, but seeing that the pencil was so friendly, he summoned up his courage. He reached out his hand, and the pencil jumped onto his hand and then led his hand to dance. They danced merrily in the room, like a pair of close friends.
The next day, Tom took this dancing pencil to school. During the break, he took out the pencil and showed it to his classmates. His classmates didn't believe that the pencil could dance and even laughed at Tom. Tom was a little angry. He put the pencil on the table, and the pencil started to dance again. His classmates all cried out in amazement. They had never seen such a miraculous thing before.
Later, Tom and his dancing pencil participated in the school talent show. Their performance was so wonderful that they won rounds of applause. That pencil also became a star in the whole town. Everyone knew there was such a magical dancing pencil. Tom cherished this pencil more, for he knew it was his one - of - a - kind treasure.
