In the big forest, there lived many animals. There was a beautiful hare who was very good at running. She almost won all the running races, so she became very proud. Tortoise was the slowest in the forest. When other animals met him on the way, they always offered help, “Where are you going? Do you need a ride?” The tortoise would always answer them politely, “No, thank you. As long as I keep on crawling, I will get to my place finally.”
One morning, the hare saw the tortoise nearby. He was crawling slowly. The rabbit wanted to make fun of him. So she jumped toward the tortoise and said, “Tortoise, why don’t we have a race?” The tortoise thought for a while and said, “OK, let’s have the race now.” hearing this, the hare couldn’t help laughing. Then she pointed to the big tree at the foot of the hill and said, “All right, we’ll start from here. Let’s see who will get to that tree first.” The tortoise nodded in agreement.
The magpie flew around the forest. She told everybody the news. Everyone came to watch the race. They invited the squirrel brothers to be the judges. Younger brother squirrel stood at the starting line, and elder brother squirrel waited at the finishing line.
“Ready! Go-” younger brother squirrel ordered. “The hare ran forward very fast. The hare is so fast! The tortoise has no chance to win!” the animals said. Soon afterwards, the hare had left the tortoise far behind. She thought, “The tortoise racing with the rabbit, what a joke! I’ll teach him a lesson.” At this moment, the hare saw a big tree on one side of the road. She thought, “The tortoise is so far away behind me. Why not take a rest? I will let him go ahead. Then I can catch up with him in one jump. Everybody will know that I am really fast.” so, the hare stopped running and jumped toward the big tree. She sat down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
The tortoise was still crawling forward very slowly. The animals yelled at him, “The hare may have reached the finishing line by now. You can’t win.” “No matter what, I will keep crawling and get to the finishing line,” the tortoise answered.
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It was very hot at noon.
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The hare finally woke up.
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2 . Long long ago, there lived a Greece king named Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.
One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”
Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a little boy, “It works!”
Not only stones, flowers, and furniture in his house turned to gold, but, when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him. Midas touched her hand. At once she became a gold statue (雕像)!
At last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch.
1. The god decided to punish Midas because he was ________.| A．lazy | B．proud | C．unhappy | D．greedy |
| A．satisfied | B．finished | C．discussed | D．expected |
a. Midas became the king of Greece. b. His daughter turned into gold.
c. Midas was happy with his skill. d. The god freed him from his skill.
e. Midas asked god for more gold.
| A．d→e→c→b→a | B．a→e→c→b→d |
| C．a→e→b→c→d | D．e→a→c→d→b |
| A．It’s the early bird that catches the worm. | B．Don’t put your egg into one basket. |
| C．Gold does not always bring happiness. | D．A bird in hand is worth two in the forest. |
A long time ago, there was a mountain
Catching sight of the sunrise and sunset, Kua Fu suddenly hit upon an idea
Tanaria—The Macaw Princess
Long time ago in a magnificent castle of Catellocks lived a happy family which was protected by the royal Macaws. On one fine day, the king and queen went for a tour with their baby daughter, but the sudden change in weather was really unfortunate. Moreover, the King and Queen lost their lives due to the shipwreck(轮船失事). However, the princess was somehow saved by the dolphins of an island nearby. The animal of the island decided to give her a happy life and to make her forget the tragic incident. They promised to keep this incident a secret to the princess and never tell about her real identity. And this beautiful baby girl was named “Tanaria” which means “the most beautiful element on Earth”.
Years passed and she became really familiar with the environment of the Island under the watchful eyes of the kind animals. She discovered her specialty to communicate with animals. Coco, a macaw(鹦鹉) became Tanaria’s best friend forever on the island.
After a few days, a charming prince named Arthur of one of the wealthiest kingdoms visited the island in the middle of his tour. As he entered the jungle, he was attacked by some poisonous snakes, who were protecting the Island Kingdom. Luckly, princess Tanaria arrived in no time and saved the prince from danger. He was very grateful to her for saving his life. So, he took her for his palace tour as a token(表示) of gratitude.
When they reached the city, they heard the news that the King’s crown(王冠) had been stolen. Well, Tanaria realized that this was not the right time for the palace tour and decided to help the royals in finding the crown.
The fact that Tanaria couldn’t investigate was, that the thief was present in the palace itself. And she was the royal magician Cassandra. Tanaria and Prince Arthur’s investigation led them to the Forbidden Forest. Behind the tall trees was a secret door, which had a tag(标签) saying “Open Me”.
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As they opened the mysterious door, a big trap net fell on them which was thrown due to Cassandra’s magic spell.
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The wedding day had come.
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In long-ago days, when magic was all around, a woodcutter named Hans and his wife, Hilda, lived at the edge of a forest. As Hilda prepared breakfast one morning, a cold wind made her tremble, “Do we have any wood to build a fire?” she asked her husband.
“I’ll chop down a tree,” said Hans. He took his ax (斧子) and walked until a big tree caught his eye. Its thick trunk and many branches could heat their small house for a long time.
As the woodcutter prepared to swing the ax, a voice said, “Please, sir, don’t chop down this tree.”
The woodcutter looked around only to see a tree, so he lifted his ax again.
But the voice begged, “Please don’t chop down the tree.”
“Who said that? Where are you?” the woodcutter cried.
A fairy (精灵) appeared. This surprised the woodcutter, and he dropped the ax.
“I’ve lived in this tree all my life,”said the fairy. “So did my mother, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother.”
“Very well. I’ll use another tree for firewood.” said the woodcutter.
The fairy smiled. “To repay your kindness, I’ll pay you three wishes.”
Hans couldn’t believe his ears. “I can wish for anything at all?”
The fairy nodded.
“May I go discuss this with my wife?” The fairy nodded. “Think very carefully. You have only three wishes.”
The woodcutter ran all the way home and burst through the door. “A fairy just gave me three wishes. We can get a magic teapot that never runs out of tea, a magic cupboard that never runs out of food, and a magic wood box that never runs out of firewood.”
Hilda put away the plate she’d been drying. She noticed the mud Hans had tracked in and a small rip (裂缝) in his shirt. “No. Let’s wish for magic dishes that never need washing, a magic house that never needs cleaning, and magic clothes that never need repairing.”
“My wishes would be more useful!” Said Hans.
“You’d know how useful my wishes would be if you had to keep house,” Hilda replied.
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They argued loudly for the rest of the day.
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Then they wasted the other two wishes.
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