He could have placed it in a corner or could have sold it to a friend down the street or a stranger on a shopping website.   1   Dave Kellner, of Riegelsville, decided to share his beloved cello(´óÌáÇÙ) with a young musician with ability and ambition who didn't   2   one.

On Friday, the 69-year-old man   3  the Easton Area Middle School to    4   present his cello to Anna Smith, a seventh- grader who plays in the school orchestra(¹ÜÏÒÀÖ¶Ó).

    Kellner    5   the cello nine years ago when he retired and decided to start a   6    . He spent two years trying to improve his skills, but the effects of arthritis(¹Ø½ÚÑ×) made it   7   for him to go on practising.

    He could have   8   the cello to the district's music programme. But he wanted it in the hands of a talented, serious-minded local   9   who couldn't afford to purchase a cello. Donna Palmer, director of the school orchestra, said it was difficult to  10  after narrowing down the field to three worthy students.   11  the instrument was given to a 13-year-old who says she hopes to   12    the cello for the rest of her life.

    Because of his kind act, Kellner will be able to experience the  13   of hearing it played at spring musical concert. And knowing she has another fan in the  14  could help keep Smith motivated to practise and perhaps eventually  15   the cello.

    Kellner's  16  to reach out and improve the life of a talented, young musician is  17  . A good cello can cost roughly $2, 000. That's a high   18   for many poor families. In the hands of a child with talent and determination, it can  19  a life. It is hoped that there are more Dave Kellners out there who understand the value of passing on a(n)   20   musical instrument.