They cross green fields full of flowers and butterflies. The Lion is very happy to be out of the Emerald City and in the country again. Toto is, too.

On the second day of their journey they come to a forest. It’s very big and very dark. They’re a little afraid but they know that they must go through it. The Scarecrow goes first. He finds a space between two big trees.

“Come on!” He says. “We can go in here.”

Suddenly a big branch(树枝) of one of the trees bends down, picks him up and throws(扔) him on the ground. He finds another space and tries again. The same thing happens.   A branch bends down, picks him up and throws him on the ground.

“That’s strange,” Dorothy says, “What can we do?”

“Let me try!” the Tin Woodman says.

He goes up to the first tree. When the branch bends down to pick him up, he cuts it off with his axe. The tree starts shaking. The Tin Woodman quickly runs under its branches and goes into the forest.

“Follow me!” He shouts. “These trees are the policemen of the forest. It’s their job to keep people out.”

The other trees don’t hurt them and the friends walk through the forest without any problems.

When they come out of it, they see a high wall in front of them. It’s made of white china.

“We must climb over it.” the Scarecrow says. “But we haven’t got a ladder(梯子)!”

“I can make one.” the Woodman says. He goes and looks for some wood in the forest. Dorothy, Toto and the Lion are tired. They lie down on the grass and sleep.

The ladder is ready when they wake up. One by one they climb it. Soon they are all sitting on top of the china wall. They look at the country in front of them.

—Adapted from The Wonderland Wizard of Oz

Is spending messages a little boring(无聊)? Why not use some cute emojis? Emojis are like small pictures. People are using them to make communication(交流) more interesting. Do you want to know more? Let’s take a look.

Emojis are usually yellow faces. They also pictures of animals, symbols, shapes(形状) and food. People like using them to show their emotions in messages or e-mails. For example, when your friend sends you an emoji like this , you will know that he is happy. There are about 845 emojis. Some of the most popular ones are the heart shapeand the laughing-crying face .

Emojis came from Japan in the 1990s. At that time, e-mail was popular in Japan, but people found that the short and simple(简单的) words couldn’t communicate well. “When you get a message, you can only read the words. But with the help of emojis, people find the message becomes more interesting and they can know each other’s emotions better.” says Shigetaka Kurita, the creator(创造者) of emojis.

Today, emojis are popular among people all around the world. People like talking with emojis. The US singer Katy Perry even makes a special music video with emojis.

Do you love street food? I’m sure you do! What makes the food sweet? Sugar, of course! Do you know anything about sugar? Most sugar comes from sugar cane (甘蔗). This kind of plant is very tall.

How do we make sugar from sugar cane?

First, farmers cut the top of the plant and put part of the plant in the earth. This will grow into more sugar cane.

Next, workers make the sugar cane into big machines. One machine washes the cane. One machine cuts and turns the cane over and over. And one machine gets the sweet juice from the cane.

Then, workers make the juice hot and it becomes thick (浓稠的). The thick juice is called syrup (糖浆). Workers put the syrup into the crystallization tank (结晶罐). It turns to crystals (晶体). We need one more machine to dry the crystals. Now we have sugar.

Sugar can be brown or white. It can also be in different sizes. Then the sugar can go to the sweet factory (工厂). There workers use it to make sweets.