1、Franklin_02_01Franklin could count by twosand tie his shoes,He knew lots of gamesand all of their rules,But one day,Franklin learned thatfriendship is more important thanwinning a game,A new computer game?When did you get it?Yesterday,and Im already good at it,Did you hear that Bear?What?Beaver has
2、a new computer game,Your turn,I wonder what its like?Your turn,Franklin,I wonder if its an adventure game,Huh?!Hey,what about our game?Take my next turn for me,will you,Bear?Whats your new game like,Beaver?Its about building dams,so its very educational,Shes already scoredfive hundred points!Five-hu
3、ndred and forty,actually,Thats great,Ill have to play it sometime,Im really good at games,Why are you putting away the game,Bear?I took your turn for you,and you won,See?I told you,Im really good at games,Bye!Goodbye!See ya!Bye!See you tomorrow!So what are we going to do,Franklin?Uh,you mean now?Yea
4、h,We always do things after school,Gee Bear,I have to dosomething else right now,Maybe after supper,Okay?Yeah,okay,See you later Bear,Hi,Franklin,Wheres Bear?Oh-he went home,Do you want to playbaseball with me?Actually Im going toplay on my computer,What are you going to play?Dambuilders,You have to
5、 swimaround all kinds of hazards andchew down trees and.Aw,that sounds great!Can I see?Well,I guess you could watch me,But you have to be quiet becauseit takes a lot of concentration,Dont worry about me Beaver,Im really good at being quiet,Trouble bubbles,Beaver!Watch out!Franklin,I told you,donttou
6、ch the computer screen,Oops,Sorry,I didnt want you to get trapped,I know what Im doing,Im almost at level two,Look out,Dont go that way,No problem,You should have gone that way,Itd be faster,No,it wouldnt,Id get stuck in the weeds,Look out for the,Oh no,barrel trap,Game over,Oh,well,I almost got to
7、level two,Yeah,Um,Beaver-can I have a turn?Just a little one?Well,it is about beavers anddam building so you might find itkind of difficult,I like games that are hard,Okay,Great!Yes,yes,yes,Round the corner of Cattail Creek,Franklin are you almost,Almost out of the bulrushes?Yes I am,And the dam is
8、wideopen,A little further.A little further,Yes!I beat,level one!What do you think of that Beaver?!Great,Lets see who can beatIevel two first,Franklin,your mother called,She wants you to go homefor supper,Awww,We were having so much fun,You live across the pond,not across the ocean,You can always com
9、e againafter supper,Youre right!See you later,Beaver,Bye,Ill never get to level twoif I have to wait for Franklin,Uh oh,trouble bubblesin the big pond,Better take a shortcutthrough Cattail Creek,Ahhhh!A fallen tree,Ive got to get around it,I think its time to eat your breakfast,instead of playing Da
10、m Busters in it,Dam Builders,Mom,Do you know Ive almostbeaten level three?Thats quite an accomplishment,I guess,Oh it is!I scored more bonus pointsthan Beaver,And she gets more timeto play than I do,Do you think youre spendingtoo much time playing that game?Youve been over thereevery day this week,I
11、ts fun,Yes,and so are swimming andsoccer and riding your bike,Yeah,I should ride my bike today,Awww,Yes!Eight hundred points!Well,youre upbright and early today,Good morning Mrs,Beaver,Here I am,Come on Franklin,Iets play badminton,Oh,now that sounds like a nice idea,Its such a lovely day,Badminton,
12、?Yeah okay,l got the trees to fall righton top of a barrel trap,and.,at Level Four you have toget around the whirlpools and the,Franklin,hit the birdie!Do you want to keep playing this,or do you feel like doingsomething else now?Like what?hmmmm,l dont know,Maybe play Dam-Builders?I dont feel like it
13、,Franklin,Id rather play outside,Why dont we finish this game?Oh I forgot!I promised my MomId pick some berries for lunch,I have to go,See you later,Beaver,See you later,Franklin,Hey,Franklin,Where are you going?Im just going over to Beavers,How come you dontplay with me anymore?I do,I played with y
14、oua couple of days ago,Its been longer than that,Im sorry,Bear,I just want to beat level fourin Dam-builders,then we can play,Will that take a long time?Not when youre as good as I am!Maybe today?Ill try,See you later,Bear,I hope so,Hi,Mrs,Beaver,Hello Franklin,Beaver isnt here,Shes running an erran
15、d for me,Oh,She shouldnt be long,Do you want to wait for her?Sure,Ill wait,Would you like to play a gameon the computer?Thatd be great!You know where it is,Thanks,Mrs,Beaver!Huh?Yes,fifty points to go,Franklin!?What are you doing?Hey,Beaver,guess what?!Ive almost beaten level four!Turn it off,Frankl
16、in,What?!I said turn it off,But Beaver,Im past the whirlpools,Look,What are you doing?What am I doing?What are you doing,playing on mycomputer when Im not even here?But,but your mom said I could,Are you mad because my scoreis higher than yours?No,Im mad because yourenot my friend anymore!Why?What di
17、d I do?You dont want to play with me,all you want to do isplay with my computer,Thats not being a friend,Gee,Im sorry,Beaver,I didnt mean to make you feel bad,Well,you did,How would you feel if I onlycame to your houseto ride your scooter?Not very good,And who cares about Dam-builders?Being friends
18、is more important,Yeah,Youre right Beaver,And keeping friends ismore important too,Do you want to playsomething outside?Sure,Its too nice out to be in here,Yeah,come on,lets go,Ive got it!Okay,who wants it?I want it!I do!Catch!,Nice one!Gee,am I ever glad it didnt take youall day to beat level fourof that computer game,He didnt beat level four,Awww,You didnt?No,I decided that there are moreimportant things than Dam-builders,Like playing soccer?Yeah,Like playing soccer.with my best friends,
