2007-9-13

Little Van't Hoff was deeply attracted by the variable experimental phenomena since the first chemical experiment lesson when he was in his high school, but he always felt pity that he could only observe the operation of teacher, and he dreamed that it would be great if one day he could do experiment himself.

The chance was coming one day when Van't Hoff passed by the chemical laboratory. He couldn't help stopping his steps while looking into the laboratory and finding the instruments and chemicals inside. 'How if I can do experiment there!' he thought, with his eyes staring at the laboratory. And soon he turned smiling because he found an open window near him.

Without further consideration, little Van't Hoff jumped into the laboratory.

He raised the iron stand, and put glassware on it, and soon found necessary chemicals. Then, he carefully watched all changes of chemicals, and everything went smoothly. He was so happy that he forgot he was there without permission, and he shouted, "It is changing, changing ..."

The sound inside laboratory disturbed the teacher in next room, "Who is in the lab?" The teacher watched inside from the window and found little Van't Hoff who was doing experiment, which was prohibited by school regulations.

Slowly, the teacher opened the door, and walked to him and said, "Stop there! How did you come in?"

It is at this time that little Van't Hoff found the teacher was near him. He was shocked, "I am caught!" Knowing his mistake, Van't Hoff lowed his head and dared not to look at the teacher. "Get everything tidied up, and back to its original place!" the teacher ordered.

But as knew little Van't Hoff was there for his interests in chemical experiments, the teacher finally submitted no report to school. However, the teacher, on the principle of responsibility, told it to his father. Van't Hoff's father didn't support his son's behavior even though he encouraged Van't Hoff to do some experiments by himself. It was not only dangerous, but also a behavior breaching the school rules.

The father prepared a room in house as the laboratory of his son. From that day on, little Van't Hoff spent all his energy in his little laboratory, and spent all his pin money in experimental instruments and chemicals. Little by little, and time by time, he owned more instruments in his laboratory, which enabled him to do more experiments there.