1、 Long,long ago there was a very foolish thief.Do you know what he did one day?When he wanted to steal(偷)the bell on his neighbours door,he walked up to the door,took hold of(抓住)the bell and pulled hard.foolishwhat he didneighbourswalked up totookhold ofpull The bell made a very loud noise.The thief
2、was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think,“I must do something about the noise,”he said.He thought and thought.At last he had an idea.“Ah,Ill put some cotton in my ears.Then I wont be able to hear the noise.”The next day he went to the door of his neighbour,and took hold of the bell.This ti
3、me he pulled even harder.The bell rang loudly,but the thief did not hear anything.With another hard pull he got the bell out.Just then the neighbour came running out.“Steal my bell?Ill teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted.And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how t
4、he neighbour found out he was stealing the bell.“Why did he come out just then?”he wondered(感到疑惑).Long,long ago,there was a big apple tree.A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He climbed to the top,1 the apples and took a rest under it when he was tired.He loved the tree and the t
5、ree loved to play with him.2 he grew up,he no longer played around it.One day,the boy climbed up the tree and looked 3 .Come and play with me,the tree asked the boy.Im no longer a child.I dont want to play around trees any more.The boy answered.I want toys.I 4 money to buy them.Sorry,but I dont have
6、 any money.You can pick all my apples and sell them.5 youll have money.The boy was so excited.He picked all the apples and left happily.After that,the boy didnt come back.The tree felt 6 again.One day,the boy returned and the tree was very happy.Come and play with me,the tree said.I dont have time t
7、o play.I have to work 7 my family.We need a house.Can you help me?Sorry,but I dont have a house.You can cut off my branches(树枝)and trunk(树干)to build your house.The boy did 8 the tree told him and left excitedly.The boy returned after he had been away for so many years.Sorry,my boy.But I have 9 more for you.No more apples,no more branches and no more trunk.The tree said with tears.The boy said,I dont need them.I have no teeth to bite.Im too old to climb.I just need a 10 to rest.Im tired after all these years.
