It is a true story behind a well-known piece of art．
In a village near Nuremberg lived a poor family with eighteen children．Despite their（31）___ condition，two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for（32）___，but their father would never be able to send （33）___of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy．
The two boys finally reached an agreement．They would toss （扔） a coin．The （34）___would work in the nearby （35）___to support his brother．Albrecht （36）___ the toss and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went into the dangerous mines and，for the next four years，financed his brother，whose work at the academy was almost a（n ） （37）___ success．Albecht's woodcut and oil paintings were much （38）___ than those of his professors and he soon earned much money （39）___ his works．
When the young （40）___ returned home，the family held a festive dinner．Albrecht rose to toast（祝酒）to his （41）___brother，"Now，Albert，it is your （42）___ to seek your dream and I will support you．"
Albert sat there，tears streaming down his pale face．He（43）___and repeated，"No…no．"Finally，Albert rose and （44）___ the tears from his cheeks．He said softly，"I （45）___go to Nuremberg，brother．It is too late for me．Look what four years in the mines have done to my（46）___!My every finger has been badly hurt，and I cannot even hold a glass to （47）___ your toast．"
After that，to show （48）___ for Albert for what he had sacrificed （牺牲），Albrecht drew his brother's rough hands with palms together and the （49）___ stretched skyward．He called it"The Praying Hands"and it was a great success．
Today，the masterful works （50）___ in a great museum．It is a reminder that no one ever succeeds alone．