1、a1Little Hero : Yu Laia2A small village : Lu Hua Yu Lai is a 12 years old boy in a small village named Lu Hua which is located in north China.a3Good at swimming Like most of his friends, Yu Lai is a swimming lover. He is so good at swimming that he almost can get everyones praise and admire. As you
2、can see in the picture, he often plays with his friends in the water.a4Go to night school Later on, Yu Lai goes to the night school. During the classes, his teacher teaches him the following common words, “I am a Chinese, I love my motherland.”a5One daya6 In the autumn, the Japanese invaders begin t
3、o conduct the mop-up operations (sweeping attack) once more. One day, when Yu Lai is reading his book on the bed, he hears someone running on the road. while he plans to go out and see what happened, someone rushes into his room. It is Uncle Li, an anti-Japanese soldier in his village. Its obvious t
4、hat the Japanese are chasing for Uncle Li. At that dangerous time, Yu Lai promptly helps Uncle Li conceal himself into the tunnel.a7Help Uncle Lia8The Japanese come ina9 Then he pretends to continue reading his book in the room. Short while, the Japanese and the translator come in. The translator gi
5、ves him some sweets and asks whether he had seen someone rush into. Yu Lai replies no. The Japanese get angry at once, then they hit Yu Lai roughly on his face and beat him badly. In that case, our brave little hero hasnt revealed any word about Uncle Lis location. a10They beat him badlya11They plan
6、 to shoot hima12 The Japanese are so outraged by Yu Lais reaction that they plan to execute him by shooting beside the river. After a few gun shorts, the invaders leave away. The fellow villagers and friends come to the river with tears. They think Yu Lai was killed by the invaders.a13At that time A
7、t that time, a little head breaks the surface of water and asks whether the Japanese had gone. All the people gladly scream, “Yu Lai hasnt died!”a14So that is how it isa15 So that how it is. When the Japanese carried him beside the river, Yu Lai took advantage of a favourable situation. He jumped into the water and swam to the far distance from the bottom of the river. The invaders shot at the water at once, but our little hero has already swum far away.
