When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite disappointing. The fourth grade even found him at the bottom of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not work ---- until one stormy afternoon.On that afternoon, 1 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kids 2, the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one 3 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 4 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 5. All children naturally drew 6 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.Since then, Joe started 7. Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 8 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 9 possession --- the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I 10 my brightness.