Mr. Arnold was a man who hewed to the line. He had his haircut once a month. He had his habitual breakfast, hamburger and ham sandwich every morning. That morning, it hailed heavily. Mr. Collins, a neighbor lived close at hand, asked his help. His daughter was boxed up in the forest. Mr. Arnold was hampered by a difficulty. He didn't have his useful tools on hand expect a hammer made by hand. But the custom of helping each other had been handed down in that village. So he promised to handle the situation. On the one hand Mr. Arnold invited a handful of villagers, on the other hand he called the police. They would act hand in hand. Every villager handed in an application to express his determination. The villagers handed on the girl's photographs. Mr. Arnold handed out the handbooks to everyone. He asked them to read the handout carefully. The police came and Mr. Arnold handed over command of the action. Then they set out. From time to time, they halted for a rest because Mr. Collins was handicapped by his eyesight. They had the situation well in hand. An hour later, they found the girl's handkerchief. The success was on hand. They soon found her! The whole village hailed the returning heroes! Christmas was at hand, the girl recovered. She brought a handful flowers to Mr. Arnold.

　　阿诺德先生是个循规蹈矩的人。他每个月理发一次。他每天早上都是惯常的早餐，汉堡包和火腿三明治。那天早上，冰雹下得厉害。柯林斯先生，一个住在附近的邻居来向他请求帮助。他的女儿被困在森林里了。阿诺德先生被一个困难阻碍：他有用的工具没在手边;惟一的工具是把手工制作的铁锤。但互相帮助的传统在那个乡村是流传下来的。于是他许诺处理这事。一方面，阿诺德先生请了少数村民帮忙，另一方面他报了警。他们将携手联合行动。每个村民都递交了一份志愿书表明他的决心。村民们依次传递女孩的照片。阿诺德先生分发手册给每个人。他吩咐他们认真阅读散发的文字材料。警察赶到后阿诺德先生移交了行动指挥权。然后他们出发。不时地，他们要止步休息一会儿，因为柯林斯先生的视力妨碍了他。局势在控制中。一小时后，他们找到了女孩的手帕。成功临近了。然后他们很快找到了她!整个乡村都欢呼英雄归来!圣诞节即将到来，女孩康复了。她给阿诺德先生带来一把花。