每天读一篇英语小故事：The Loose Button

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　　George wore a pair of blue shorts around the house. They were old, faded,
and ugly, but they were comfortable. And when you are at home, you want to be
comfortable. It wouldn't be called "Home, Sweet Home" if you didn't feel
comfortable there.
        　　But when he put on his blue shorts one morning, the button was just hanging
on by a thread. That single button was the only thing that held his shorts
up.
        　　George could do two things. He could wait until the button fell off. When
that happened, it would probably roll under the sofa and be lost forever. Or, he
could sew the button on securely before it fell off.
        　　He found his sewing kit. He threaded the needle and tied a knot at the end
of the thread. Then he started the needle through the cloth. He directed it
through one of the holes in the button. Then he reversed direction. He put the
needle back through a different hole, and then through the cloth again.
        　　He repeated this motion through all four button holes until the button was
tight. Then he tied a bunch of knots in the last bit of thread and snipped off
the excess thread. He put on the shorts and buttoned the button. It was
strong.
        　　Good for another ten years, he smiled to himself.