his is the story of a kind and beautiful
girl. She lived with her father and mother. They were very happy.
Then one day, her mother died. She was very sad. A year
later, her father married again.
The girl's new stepmother was very unkind. She had two daughters.
They wore beautiful clothes, but they were not beautiful or kind. The girl's
new stepsisters were very unkind.
The two stepsisters were jealous of the beautiful girl. They
took the girl's beautiful clothes and gave her an old dress. "You can do
all the housework now," they said.
The girl washed the floors. She made the beds and she cooked
the meals. In the evenings, she sat by the fire in the kitchen. The cinders
from the fire made her feet and dress dirty. And so the stepsisters called her
Cinderella. Cinderella was very unhappy.
One day, a man from the palace came to the house with an
invitation. The invitation said, "The king and queen are having a party at
the palace on Saturday."
The two stepsisters were very excited." Can I go to the
party ?" asked Cinderella.
"You? You can't go to the party.You don't have any nice
clothes," said the two stepsisters.And they laughed at her.
"Can you make clothes?" Cinderella's stepmother
asked.
"Yes," said Cinderella.
"Then, you can make three new dresses for us,"
said her stepmother. "Now, go and do the housework." Cinderella went
to the kitchen.
"Girls," the stepmother said, "we need some
material for our new dresses. Let's go shopping."
On Saturday night, Cinderella was very busy. Her two
stepsisters got dressed for the party. And she helped them.
"Brush my hair! Find my bag! Clean my shoes! "
they shouted at Cinderella. Finally, they were ready.
Cinderella's
stepmother and stepsisters got in their coach and went to the party. Cinderella
stood on the steps and waved good bye. Then, she sat down and cried. "I
want to go to the party," she said.
Suddenly, she heard a voice. "Don't cry,
Cinderella." Cinderella looked up and saw a lovely lady. She had a lovely
smile.
"I'm a fairy," said the lady. "And you're a
good girl. You can go to the party."
"But I can't go to the party in this dress," said
Cinderella.
"I can help you, with my magic wand," said the
fairy. "Now go and find a big pumpkin, four white mice and three
lizards."
Cinderella ran and found a big pumpkin, four white mice and
three lizards. She gave them to the fairy. The fairy waved her magic wand and
KAZOOM.
The pumpkin became a beautiful gold coach.
The white mice became white horses.
And the lizards became handsome men.
"Now," said fairy , "close your eyes."
Cinderella closed her eyes. The fairy waved her magic wand over Cinderella and
KAZOOM. "Now, open your eyes."
Cinderella opened her eyes and looked at
her dress. It was beautiful. And on her feet were a pair of pretty glass shoes.
"Oh thank you," she said. " Now, I can go to the party."
"Yes ," said the fairy.
"But you must leave the party before midnight. Because the magic stops at
midnight."
"Yes," said Cinderella. " I understand."
"Now, go and enjoy the party,"
said the fairy.
Cinderella got in the gold coach and went
to the palace. She arrived at the party in her beautiful dress. Everybody
looked at her.
"She's very beautiful. Look at her beautiful dress! Who
is she?" they asked.
The prince saw Cinderella and he thought,
She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
"Do you want to dance?" the
prince asked.
" Yes," said Cinderella.
The prince danced with Cinderella all night. Her two
stepsisters were very jealous." Who is she" they asked.
Cinderella and the prince danced and danced. And all the
ladies were very jealous. Suddenly, Cinderella looked at the clock. It was one
minute to twelve." I must go," she said and she ran out of the room.
" Wait!" said the prince. "Come back. I don't
know your name." Cinderella didn't wait. She ran down the stairs. And she
left a glass shoe on the stairs.
Outside, Cinderella looked for her gold coach. It wasn't
there. There was a pumpkin, four white mice and three lizards ran away.
She looked at her dress. It was the dirty old dress again.
Quickly, Cinderella ran home.
The prince found the glass shoe. " This is her shoe
," said the prince. "I must find her. I want to marry her."
The prince went to every house in the country. And he asked
every girl," Is this your shoe?" But all their feet were too big.
Finally, he came to Cinderella's house. Cinderella was in
the kitchen. Her stepmother opened the door. "Come in, Your
Highness," she said. She took the
prince into the living room, then she went and got her two daughters. The two
girls were very excited.
First,
the oldest girl took the shoe." Look! It's my shoe," she said and
walked around the room in the glass shoe. But her foot was too big.
"Give me the shoe," said the prince. " It's
not your shoe."
Then the youngest sister took the shoe." Look!"
she said." It's my shoe. I'm going to marry the prince . I'm going to be a
princess."
But, her foot was too big.
"Give me the shoe," said the prince. "It's
not your shoe." Then the prince asked, " Are there any other girls
here?"
"No," said the stepmother and the two sisters.
At that moment, Cinderella came into the room. She wanted to
clean the room. She didn't know the prince was there.
Cinderella looked at the prince." I'm sorry," she
said and ran out of the room.
"Who is that girl? Bring her here," said the
prince. "May be, it's her shoe."
"It can't be her shoe." said step mother.
"I must ask every girl in the country. Please, bring
her here now," said the prince.
The stepmother went and found Cinderella. Cinderella put on
the glass shoe. It was her shoe.
The two stepsisters and the stepmother were angry. But the
prince was very happy. He took Cinderella's hand and said,"You are the
girl I danced with. And you are the girl I love. Will you marry me? "
"Yes," said Cinderella.
Cinderella married the prince and they lived together
happily.
his is the story of a very vain emperor. He
didn't think about his country or his people. He only thought about clothes.
The emperor loved clothes. He
always bought the finest and most expensive clothes. And he always wore the
latest fashions. Every week, he bought some new clothes. In fact, he spent all
his money on clothes.
One day, two men decided to trick the emperor. They were
called Victor and Hugo. Victor and Hugo knew the emperor loved clothes and they
wanted to make lots of money. So they made a plan.
"Let's tell the emperor that we are famous
tailors," said Victor.
"Yes. And let's tell him, we can make him some
beautiful new clothes, "said Hugo.
"The most beautiful clothes in the world," said
Victor.
The next day, the two men went to the palace to meet the
emperor. "Your majesty," said Victor, "we are famous tailors.
And we want to make some beautiful new clothes for you."
"Yes," said Hugo. "We want to make you a very
special suit. We will use a magic material that only very clever people will be
able to see."
"We know you are a very clever man. So we know that you
will love this material," said Victor.
"So," said the emperor, "stupid men won't be
able to see this magic material?" "That is correct," said
Victor.
The emperor believed the two men. "Excellent," he
said. "What do you need?"
"We need some gold thread and some silver thread,"
Hugo replied. "And we need some money, of course,"
The emperor gave the two men two bags of gold coins, some
gold thread and some silver thread.
The emperor was very excited. "When can you
start?" he asked.
"We can start tomorrow," Victor replied.
That afternoon, the two men began to make the material for
the emperor's new clothes. Clack... Whirr.... Clack ... Whirr. They worked all
afternoon and all evening.
Then, late at night, when everybody was asleep, Hugo carried
the bags of gold and the bags of thread out of the palace. He took them to a
safe place and hid them.
The
next day, the emperor began to tell everybody about the magic material. Soon
everybody in the palace knew about it. And, they told their friends outside the
palace. And soon everybody in the country knew about the magic material.
"Only clever people will be able to see this magic
material. Stupid people won't be able to see it," they told their friends
and neighbors.
All week, the emperor waited to see the material. Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday... . He counted the days. He wanted to see the magic
material but he was worried. Maybe, I won't be able to see it. Then, people
will think I am stupid, the emperor thought, i can't go and see it.
Then, the emperor had an idea. I won't go and see the
material. I'll send the prime minister. He's very clever. He'll be able to see
it, he thought.
The prime minister was not worried. I'm a very clever man.
I'll be able to see the material, he thought. The prime minister walked into
the room. He saw the two tailors but he couldn't see any material.
Oh no' he thought. I can't see the material. I must be
stupid. Nobody must know that I'm stupid.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said
Victor.
"Yes, it is. It's very beautiful," said the prime
minister.
The two men smiled and said, "Thank you." "Do
you think the emperor will like it?" asked Hugo.
"He'll love it," said the prime minister. Then,
the prime minister left the room, and he went to find the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the material is wonderful. It's the most
beautiful material in the world," the prime minister told the emperor.
The emperor was very happy. "Tell the tailors that I am
coming to see it," he said. "And tell all my ministers to come here
immediately. They must all come and see the mate-
rial."
All the ministers went to see the material with the emperor.
They all stood and looked at the loom.
"Where is it?" asked the emperor excitedly.
"Hurry up and show us."
"It's here," said Hugo. "Can't you see
it?" The emperor couldn't see it. The ministers couldn't see it. Nobody
could see it.
"It's very beautiful," said the ministers, looking
at the empty loom.
Oh dear,
thought the emperor. Everybody can see it, But I can't see anything. I must be
stupid. Then the emperor smiled and said, "It's beautiful. I love it.
Tonight, you will make me a suit. And tomorrow, there will be a parade through
the town, and I will wear the suit.
The next morning, the suit was ready. The two tailors took
it to the emperor. "Please, take off your clothes, Your Majesty,"
said Victor.
"Now, try on the trousers first,"
said Hugo.
"Do they fit?" asked
Victor. "Yes," replied the emperor.
"Now, try on the shirt," said
Hugo.
"Does it fit?" asked Victor.
"Yes," replied the emperor. "It fits me
perfectly."
"Good. Now put on the jacket,"
said Hugo.
The emperor looked in the mirror. He looked very hard but he
couldn't see the suit. He could only see his underwear.
The ministers came in. They were shocked. The emperor is
only wearing his underwear, they thought.
"Are you ready?" the prime minister asked the
emperor.
"Of
course, I'm ready," said the emperor. Then the emperor gave victor and
Hugo two more bags of gold coins. They thanked him, and then they quickly left
the palace.
The emperor was ready for the parade. All his people were in
the streets. They were very excited. Everybody wanted to see the emperor's new
clothes.
The emperor walked proudly through the streets in his
underwear.
The people clapped and said, "The emperor looks very
smart. His new clothes are wonderful. The material is beautiful. It's the most
beautiful material in the world."
Then, suddenly, a boy shouted, "The emperor isn't
wearing any clothes." There was silence. Then all people began to laugh.
"Ha ... Ha ... Ha .... The emperor isn't wearing any
clothes. Poor man! He's walking through the streets in his underwear,"
they said.
It was true. And the emperor knew it was true. The boy is
right, he thought. I'm not wearing any clothes. He wanted to run back to his
palace but he couldn't. He was the emperor. He walked slowly through the town
in his underwear.
I am vain, he thought. And this is my punishment.
Finally, the emperor arrived back at the palace. He called
for his guards. "Find those tailors and bring them here," he said.
The guards looked for the tailors everywhere but they
couldn't find them.
And that day, the emperor stopped thinking about clothes.
And he began thinking about his country and his people. He became a good
emperor.
This is the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. Look!
Here are the three bears. Father Bear is big. And Baby Bear is small. And here
is their house. It is in a forest.
The three bears like porridge. Every morning, Mother Bear
makes porridge.
This morning the porridge is very hot.
''Let's go for a walk,'' says Father Bear. ''We can eat the
porridge later.''
Here is Goldilocks. Goldilocks is not a good girl. She is a
naughty girl.
Goldilocks is walking in the forest. Look! She can smell the
porridge.
Goldilocks sees a house. And she climbs through the window.
Now, Goldilocks is in the kitchen. She sees three bowls of
porridge on the table. There is a very big bowl. There is a big bowl. And there
is a small bowl.
First, Goldilocks tries the very big bowl. "Ouch! This
porridge is too hot," she says.
Next, Goldilocks tries the big bowl. "This porridge is
too cold," she says.
Then, Goldilocks tries the small bowl. "Mmm! This
porridge is nice," she says. And Goldilocks eats all Baby Bear's porridge.
Next, Goldilocks goes into the living room. She sees three
chairs. First, Goldilocks sits on the very big chair. "I don't like this
chair. It's too big," she says.
Next,
Goldilocks sits on the big chair. There is a big cushion on the chair. " I
don't like this chair. It's too big," she says. Then, Goldilocks sits on
the small chair. " I like this chair," she says.
But Baby Bear's chair is not very strong. It breaks. "
Oh dear!" says Goldilocks.
Then, Goldilocks goes into the bedroom. She sees three beds.
First, Goldilocks sits on the very big bed. "I don't like this bed. It's
too hard," she says.
Next, Goldilocks sits on the big bed. "I don't like
this bed. It's too soft," she says.
Then, Goldilocks sits on the small bed. "I like this
bed," she says. Look! Goldilocks is asleep now.
The three bears come home. They are very hungry. They go
into the kitchen.
Father Bear looks at his bowl of porridge. " There
isn't much porridge in my bowl," he says.
Mother Bear looks at her bowl of porridge. "There isn't
much porridge in my bowl," she says.
Baby Bear looks at his bowl of porridge.
"There's no porridge in my bowl,"
he says.
Father Bear is very angry. Mother Bear is angry too. And
Baby bear is very upset. " Let's look in the living room," says
Father Bear.
The three bears go into the living room.
"Look!" says Father Bear. "There is porridge
on my chair."
"Look at my chair!" says Mother Bear. "My
cushion is on the floor."
"Look at my chair!" says Baby Bear. "It's
broken."
Father Bear is very angry. Mother Bear is angry too. And
Baby Bear is very upset. " Let's look in the bedroom," says Father
Bear. The three bears go into the bedroom.
"Look!" says Father Bear. "There is porridge
on my bed." He is very angry.
"Look at my bed!" says Mother Bear. "It's
untidy." She is angry too.
"Mother, Father look! There's a girl in my bed,"
says Baby Bear. He is very upset. Baby Bear: Wake up!
Father Bear and Mother Bear come and look at the girl. They
are very angry. Father Bear opens his mouth and growls.
Goldilocks wakes up. And she sees the three bears.
Goldilocks screams. She jumps out of the bed. She runs out
of the house. And she runs through the forest and far away.
The three bears never see Goldilocks again. And Goldilocks
is never naughty again.
n a faraway land, a poor woodcutter lived
with his family. He had two lovely children. The boy was called Hansel and the
girl was called Gretel. They lived in a small house near a forest. They were
very happy together.
Then, one day their mother died and the woodcutter got
married again. His new wife didn't like the two children.
Everyday,
the woodcutter went to work in the forest. The two children stayed at home with
their stepmother. Their stepmother was very unkind to them. "Gretel, wash
the floors. Hansel, bring the firewood now," she shouted. The two children
did all the housework.
One day, the woodcutter was ill. He could not chop wood. He
was ill all winter. The family had no money and there wasn't enough food.
One night, the nasty stepmother had a plan. Hansel and
Gretel woke up. They heard their stepmother's plan.
"We don't have enough food. We can't feed the children
any more," she said.
"What can I do? I'm ill. I can't work," said the
woodcutter.
"You must take the children into the forest and leave
them there," said his wife.
"I can't do that. I love them," said the
woodcutter.
"But we don't have enough food," said his wife.
"Take them tomorrow."
The children listened to their nasty stepmother's plan.
Gretel began to cry. Hansel hugged his sister. "Don't cry, Gretel. I have
a plan too," he said.
That night, when his parents were asleep, Hansel went into
garden. He collected some small white stones. Then, he went back to bed.
The next day, Hansel and Gretel went into the forest with
their father. They collected wood for the fire. The white stones were in
Hansel's pockets. He began to drop the stones on the path.
The children followed their father far into the forest. They
walked and walked. "You must be tired" said their father. "Let's
stop here. I'll go and collect some more wood. Then, we'll go home. You wait
for me here."
Hansel and Gretel were very tired. They sat on the ground
and waited for their father. Soon, they went to sleep. When they woke up, it
was dark.
"I'm frightened," said Gretel. "Father isn't
coming back. It's cold and dark. And we are lost."
"Don't worry, Gretel," said
Hansel.
Hansel pointed to the path. "Look, Gretel. Look at the
white stones. We can follow them, and we can go home," he said.
"Well Done, Hansel," said Gretel. "We're not
lost. We can go home."
The two children followed the white stones and they soon
arrived home.
Their father was happy to see them. He hugged them both.
Their stepmother was not happy to see them.
That night, the nasty stepmother said to her husband,
"You must take the children into the forest again and leave them
there."
"I can't do that. I love them," said the
woodcutter.
"But, we don't have enough food," said his wife.
"Take them tomorrow."
Hansel woke up. He heard the plan. He
lay in bed and waited. He heard his father and stepmother go to bed. He got up
and went to the door. He wanted to collect some more stones. But he couldn't
open the door.
It was locked. So Hansel went back to bed.
In the morning, their stepmother gave them two slices of
bread for breakfast. Hansel had an idea. He put the bread in his pocket.
The
two children went to the forest with their father. They followed their father
far into the forest. Hansel broke the bread into small pieces. He walked behind
his father and his sister, and he dropped the pieces of bread on the ground.
Some birds followed Hansel. They ate the bread. Hansel didn't see them.
Hansel, Gretel and their father walked and walked. "You
must be tired, " said their father. "Let's stop here. I'll go and
collect some wood. Then, we'll go home. You wait for me here."
This time, the children didn't sleep. Hansel looked for the
pieces of bread. But he couldn't find them. "Now, we really are
lost," said Gretel. And she began to cry.
"Don't worry," said Hansel. "I'll look after
you."
The children were lost. They walked one way. Then, they
walked another way. But they couldn't find their house.
Suddenly, they saw a very strange house. "Wow! Look at
that house," said Hansel.
It really was a very strange house. There were chocolate
cookies on the roof. There were biscuits and nuts on the walls. And it had a
big chocolate door.
"Mmm," said Gretel. "I'm very hungry. Let's
eat some biscuits."
"Okay," said Hansel. "I'm very hungry,
too."
The two children ran up to the house. Hansel pulled a
biscuit off the wall and gave it to Gretel. Then, he took a piece of chocolate.
Suddenly, the chocolate door opened, and an ugly old woman
came out. "Hello. Who's eating my house?"
"We're very sorry," said Hansel.
""That's okay. You must be hungry," she said.
"Come inside and have some break-
fast."
Hansel
and Gretel were very hungry. They went inside with the old woman. There was a
lot of nice food on the table. There were cakes, biscuits, apples, and oranges.
"Eat all you can," said the old woman. "I like big strong
children."
The two children ate and ate. The ugly old woman sat and
watched them. This ugly old woman was a witch. And this witch ate little boys
for dinner.
The witch put Hansel into a cage. She locked the door of the
cage. Then, she locked the door of the house. She didn't want Gretel to leave
the house.
"You're very thin, little boy. I'm going to feed you
lots of lovely food. Then, you're going to be fat. And I'm going to eat you for
dinner," the witch said to Hansel.
Then, the witch looked at Gretel. "You're going to do
all my housework," she said.
Everyday, the witch said to Gretel, "Give Hansel some
more food."
Every day for seven days, Gretel gave Hansel a chicken and
chips, cakes, and pies. On the seventh day, the witch said, "Give me your
arm, Hansel."
Hansel knew that the witch couldn't see very well. He didn't
give his arm. He gave her a chicken bone. The witch felt the bone. She was very
surprised. "You're very thin. Eat some more."
On the tenth day, the witch was very angry. Hansel was still
thin. And she was very hungry.
"I'm going to eat your brother today," she said to
Gretel. " Go and prepare the oven."
Gretel went and prepared the oven. She made it very hot.
Then, she went to the witch and asked, "Can you come and check the
oven?"
"You stupid girl! You can't do
anything right!" said the witch. The witch went to check the oven. She
opened the oven door and Gretel pushed her in.
Quickly, Gretel shut the oven door. Then, she went and
unlocked the cage. "Well done, Gretel, "said Hansel. "Quick,
let's go home."
"No," said Gretel. "The witch has some
treasure. She also has a map. Follow me! I'll show you."
Gretel took Hansel to the witch's bedroom. They found the
treasure and the map. "Now, we can go home," said Gretel.
Hansel and Gretel took a large box of treasure with them.
They looked at the map and walked home.
The woodcutter was very happy to see his children. He hugged
them both. "I looked everywhere for you. But I couldn't find you," he
said.
"Where's our stepmother? Asked Gretel.
"She was very unkind to you. I told her to leave,"
said the woodcutter.
"Hurray! "said Hansel and Gretel. And they danced
around the room. They were very happy.
Hansel and Gretel told their father about the biscuit house
with the chocolate door. And they told him about the ugly old witch. Then, they
showed him the treasure.
The woodcutter and his two children were never hungry again.
And they lived together very happily.
ack is a little boy. He lives with his
mother. They have a small house. And they have a cow. Her name is Susie. Here
is
their house. And here is their cow, Susie.
One day, a giant comes to their house. The giant takes their
money.
Now Jack and his mother are unhappy. They have no
money for food. And Susie has no milk. They must sell Susie.
Jack takes Susie to the market. He wants to sell
Susie. At the market, Jack meets an old man. ''Hello,'' says the old man.
''Hello,'' says Jack.
''Are you selling your cow?" asks the old man.
''Yes,'' says Jack.
''How much is she?'' asks the old man. ''How much money
can you give?'' asks Jack.
''I can give five beans,'' says the
old man. '' Five beans!'' says Jack.
'' Yes,'' says the old man. ''They are magic beans. You
can grow a giant beanstalk with them.''
Jack is excited. He wants the magic beans.
''Okay,'' says Jack. ''Here's the
cow."
Jack gives Susie to the old man. The old man gives the beans
to Jack.
Jack goes home. He shows the beans to his mother. His mother
is very angry. "We have no money," she says. ''And you sell our cow
for these beans?'' She throws the beans out of the window.
That night, Jack and his mother have no food. Jack is hungry
and unhappy. His mother is hungry and unhappy. They go to bed.
The
next morning, Jack gets up. He looks out of the window. And he sees a giant
beanstalk. ''Wow!'' says Jack. ''It's very tall. I can't see the top.''
Jack is very excited. He goes into the garden. He climbs the
beanstalk.
Jack climbs and climbs and climbs. Finally he sees a big
castle. It's a giant castle.
In the door of the castle, there is a
small hole. Jack walks through the hole and into the castle. Inside, he sees a
big, tall woman. She is a giant.
'' He-LLO,'' Jack shouts. '' I'm very hungry. Please, can I
have some breakfast?"
The giant woman looks at Jack.
"Breakfast? You want some
breakfast? You can't have breakfast here,'' she says. "My husband is here.
He eats little boy for breakfast.''
At that moment, they hear a loud voice.'' I'M HUNGRY. I
WANT MY BREAKFAST.''
'' Quick,'' says the woman. ''Hide in the cupboard.''
Jack hides in the cupboard.
The big, fat, ugly giant walks into the
room.
'' Yummy, yummy, yummy- oh! I smell a boy! '' The giant
shouts.
'' There is nobody here ,'' says his wife. '' Sit down and
eat your breakfast.'' The big, fat, ugly giant sits down. He eats his
breakfast.
Then, he puts a big bag on the table. In the bag, there are
some gold coins. The giant counts the gold coins. '' .... one thousand and
twenty, one thousand and twenty one, one ...... snorr rr rr ........'' The
giant is asleep.
Jack watches the giant from the cupboard. Those are our gold
coins, he thinks. Then, he carefully opens the cupboard door. He walks slowly
and quietly to the table. He wants to take the gold coins but .......
Suddenly, the giant wakes up.
'' Yummy, yummy, yummy- oh! I smell a boy!'' the giant
shouts.
Jack runs and jumps into the big pot.
his is the story of old John the miller, his
son and their donkey. John the miller lived with his family in a cottage near a
forest.
In winter, life was difficult for the miller and his family.
He couldn't work very much, so he didn't have much money. And his family were
cold and hungry.
When spring finally came, the family was happier. However,
the miller had no money to buy food for his family. And they were still hungry.
One day, the family sat down for lunch. "What's for
lunch, Mum?" asked the miller's son, Jack.
"It's potato soup again," replied his mother.
Isn't there anything else to eat?"
"No, there isn't. I'm sorry," she said. And they
ate lunch in silence.
Later that day, the miller and his wife sat and talked.
"We don't have any food," said the miller' wife. "What are we
going to do?"
"I'll sell the donkey," said the miller.
"Then we'll have enough money to buy some food." "That's a good
idea," said the miller's wife.
"I'll take it to the market and sell it," said the
miller.
Old John decided to take the donkey to the market the next
day. So, he and his son, Jack, got up early the next morning and began to walk
to the town with the donkey.
"It's a lovely day for a walk," the miller said to
his son.
"Yes, Father, it is".
The old miller and his son were happy. "This afternoon,
we'll have enough money to buy some food," said the miller.
"Can we buy some fruit at the market? Asked Jack.
"Yes, of course," his father replied.
The miller and his son walked along happily. Soon, they
met three girls. When the three girls saw the old miller and his son, they
began to laugh and whisper to each other.
"Look at those two!" they are walking with
their donkey. How silly!" they whispered.
"What's the matter? Why are
you laughing? Asked the miller.
"Because it's a hot day and you're walking with your
donkey. Why don't you ride it?"
Old John thought about it for a moment and then said,
"You're right. It's stupid. Get on the donkey, Jack."
So Jack got on the donkey, and then they continued on their
journey.
A little later, a group of men walked towards them.
"Young people today have no respect for old people," said one of the
men. "You are right," said another.
"That's not true," said a third. Then, the men saw
Jack, the miller and the donkey. They stopped talking and looked at Jack
sitting on the donkey.
"Look at him," said one of the men. "I told
you, didn't I? Young people have no respect for old people these days. That
young boy is sitting comfortably on the donkey and the old man is
walking."
"Yes, "said another. "Young people are very
selfish these days." Then, he said to Jack, "Get down from that
donkey and let your poor old father ride it. He must be very tired."
Old John looked at Jack. "Perhaps they're right,"
he said. "Let me ride the donkey for a while."
So Jack got off the donkey and his father got on it. Then,
they continued on their journey.
A
little further along the road, they met a group of women. One of the women
stopped and stood in the middle of the road, "You lazy old man," she
cried. "You're sitting comfortably on the donkey and that poor boy is
walking. Look at him! He's tired. He can't walk as fast as the donkey."
"She's right, look at the poor boy," said another.
The kind old miller was upset. He did not want people to
think that he was selfish. So, he said to his son, "Jack, sit behind me.
We will both ride the donkey."
So Jack got on the donkey and they continued on their
journey to the market.
The donkey walked very slowly towards the town. It was
midday and they were nearly there. The miller was pleased. "The market is
very busy at lunch time. We'll sell the donkey for a god price," he said.
Then, they met a shepherd with his sheep. "Excuse
me," said the shepherd. "Is that your donkey?"
"Yes, it is," said the miller.
"It can't be yours, "said the shepherd.
"Why?" asked the miller.
"Because you're being very cruel to the poor animal. Do
you want to kill it?
"What do you mean? Asked the miller.
"It's a very hot day and you're too heavy for the
donkey," the shepherd replied. "The poor animal is very tired."
The old miller was very upset. He did not want people to
think that he was cruel to the donkey. The miller looked at his donkey. It
looked very tired and hot. Oh dear, he thought. I can't sell the donkey if it
isn't healthy. We must carry it.
"Very well," said the miller. "We will carry
the donkey." So the miller and his son got off the donkey and said goodbye
to the shepherd. And the shepherd continued on his journey.
Old John tied donkey's legs together. Then, he tied the
donkey's legs to a pole. The miller and his son lifted the pole onto their
shoulders and carried the donkey to the town. The donkey was very heavy and it
was not an easy journey.
Finally, the miller
and his son arrived at the town. It was busy and the streets were full of
people. Everybody came to the town on market day. The miller and his son walked
through the streets, carrying the donkey. They were very hot and tired but they
didn't stop for a rest. They wanted to get to the market square as quickly as
possible.
Suddenly, somebody shouted, "Look! There are two people
carrying a donkey."
Everybody ran to see this strange sight and people began to
laugh at the miller and his son. Slowly, they carried the donkey through the
streets of the town towards the market square. Everybody watched them and
clapped loudly.
Soon, they came to a bridge. They had to walk across the
bridge to the market square. A crowd of people followed them onto the bridge.
They laughed and shouted. "Be careful. Don't drop the donkey."
The donkey was very frightened. It didn't like the noise and
it didn't like the crowd of people. The donkey started to kick. It kicked so
hard that it fell off the pole.
Everybody stopped laughing. "Look!" they shouted.
"The donkey is going to fall in the river."
The donkey fell in the river and the old miller was very
upset. "Come on, Jack. Let's go home. We don't have anything to sell here
now," he said.
So the old miller and his son, Jack walked slowly home. I
was very stupid today, thought the miller. Now, I have no donkey and no money
from the sale. And he was very angry with himself.
I was very stupid today. "I tried to please
everyone," the miller said to his son. "And if you try to please
everyone, you don't please anyone at all."
n a faraway land, there was a king and
queen. They had a beautiful baby girl.
She had beautiful black hair and snowwhite skin. So the
queen called her Snow White. She loved her daughter very much. Then one day,
the queen died. Snow White was two years old.
The king married again. His new wife was beautiful, but she
was also very cruel.
The new queen had a magic mirror. Every day, she stood in
front of the mirror and asked:
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who is the most beautiful of all ?
" The mirror always answered:
"You, my queen.
"you are the most beautiful of
all."
Every year, Snow white became more beautiful. She was also
kind and good. Everybody in palace loved her.
The queen was not interested in snow white. Because Snow
White was not her daughter. Then, one day, the queen asked the mirror :
" Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Who is the most beautiful of all ?"
And this time, the mirror answered: " You are beautiful.
It is true . But Snow White is more beautiful than you ."
The queen was very angry. "Snow White must die,"
she said.
The queen called for the hunter. "Take Snow White into
the forest and kill her," she said. And she gave the hunter a bag of gold
coins.
The hunter took Snow White into the forest. But he couldn't
kill her. "You can't go back to the palace," he said to her.
"The queen wants to kill you. You must stay in the forest." Then he
left Snow White in the forest.
The hunter killed a deer. He took the deer's heart to the
palace and gave it to the queen. "this is Snow White's heart," he
said.
The queen was happy, "Snow White is dead. Now, I am the
most beautiful of all," she said.
Snow White walked further into the forest. It was very dark
and she was very frightened. She wanted to go home.
Then, she saw
a house. She went and knocked on the door. Nobody answered, so she opened the door
and went inside.
Everything
in the house was very small. There were seven cups and seven small plates.
There were seven small forks and seven small spoons. And there were seven small
loaves of bread.
Snow White was very hungry, so she ate some bread. Then,
Snow White was tired, so she went upstairs. And upstairs, there were seven
little beds. Snow White lay down and went to sleep.
Seven dwarfs lived in the house. That night, they came home.
They found Snow White. She was still asleep on the beds. They were very
surprised. "Who is she? What is she doing here? they asked.
Suddenly, Snow White woke up. "Don't be
frightened," said the dwarfs. Snow White wasn't frightened. She told the
dwarfs about the cruel queen.
"you can't go home," said the dwarfs. "you
must stay here with us."
The next morning, the dwarfs went to work. Before they went,
they said to Snow White, "Stay in the house. And don't open the
door."
"Okay," said Snow White.
At the palace, the queen was happy. She went to her mirror
and asked:
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who is the most beautiful
of all?" And this time, the mirror answered:
"You are beautiful. It is true.
But there is a girl more beautiful than
you.
Snow White isn't dead.
She lives in a house with seven beds."
The queen was very angry. "A house with seven beds? I
know that house! The hunter didn't kill Snow White. She is at the house of
seven dwarfs. I must go there and kill her."
The queen went to the garden and got some red apples. She
poisoned an apple. Then, she put all the apples into the basket. She dressed in
the clothes of an old woman.
Then, she went to the dwarf's house.
A
few days later, a prince found the glass box, and he saw Snow White. He opened
the glass box and picked her up. She can't stay here. I must take her to the
palace with me, he thought.
The piece of poisoned apple fell out of her mouth. Snow
White opened her eyes and she saw the handsome prince. They sat and talked.
and well.
"I want to
take her to the palace," said the prince, "And I want to marry
her." Snow White and the dwarfs were very happy.
On Snow White's
wedding day, the queen stood in front of the magic mirror and asked:
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Who is the most beautiful of all?" And this time, the
mirror answered:
"You are beautiful. It is true.
But there is a girl more beautiful than you.
To you this secret I must tell,
Snow White is alive and well."
The queen was
very angry. She broke the mirror. It was the magic mirror that made her
beautiful. So when the mirror broke, the queen became old and ugly. That day,
she left the palace. And no one ever saw her again.
Snow White
married the prince. They lived together happily. And the seven dwarfs often
visited Snow White at the palace.
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The dwarfs came home from work. They found Snow White with
the prince. They were very happy because Snow White was alive
ere is Country Mouse. Country Mouse lives in
a field. It is a big cornfield. He has a nice house in the middle of the
cornfield. Look! His house is in the tree.
Every day, Country Mouse eats corn . He eats corn for
breakfast. He eats corn for lunch. And he eats corn for dinner.
And every day, Country Mouse plays in the field with his
friends. The country is nice and quiet. And Coutry Mouse is very happy.
One day, a mouse from the town visits the country. He walks
through the cornfield. He walks and thinks. The country is boring. What can you
do in the country? Nothing! thinks Town Mouse.
In the town, you can buy nice clothes. You can eat good
food. You can visit museums. And you can go to the cinema . I love the town,
he thinks.
Country Mouse sees him. Country mouse is very kind and
friendly. He invites Town Mouse to dinner. "Do you want to come for
dinner at my house?"
"That's very kind of you. Thank you,"says Town
Mouse.
That evening, Town mouse and Country Mose have dinner in the
little tree house. They eat corn for dinner.
"Mmm. I love corn," says Country Mouse.
"Do you like corn?"
"It's okay," says Town Mouse.
"Please have some more ," says Country Mouse.
"No, thank you. I'm full," says Town Mouse. He
doesn't like corn very much.
It is very quiet now. The birds are asleep in their nests.
The farmers are asleep in their houses. And the rabbits are asleep in the
field.
"It's very quiet ," says Town
Mouse.
"Yes, it is," says Country Mouse. "There's no
noise! It's wonderful."
"What do you do here? asks Town Mouse. "Aren't you
bored?"
"I'm never bored," says Country Mouse. "In
the winter, I play in the farmhouse. It's very warm there. And in the summer ,
I play in the field."
The country is very boring! thinks Town Mouse. I'm lucky,
I live in the town. Then, Town Mouse has an idea. "Come to the town. Come
and stay with me," he says.
"That's very kind of you," says Country Mouse.
"Thank you."
The next day, Town Mouse and Country Mouse get on a bus.
And they go to the town.
The town is very noisy. There are a lot of cars. There are a
lot of people. And there are a lot of shops and cafes.
The people are shouting. The dogs are barking. And the cars
are beeping their horns.
Town Mouse is smiling. He is very happy. He likes the town.
Country Mouse isn't smiling. He isn't happy. He doesn't
like the town. The town is noisy and dirty. Country Mouse hates the town.
Town Mouse and Country Mouse walk along the streets. "I
don't like the town," Country Mouse thinks.
The two mice walk to Town Mouse's house.
Town Mouse's house is beatiful. It is very big. And it has a
big garden. In the garden, there are a lot of beatiful flowers. " It's
a beatiful house," says Country Mouse. "You are very lucky."
"Thank you," says Town Mouse. "Let's go
inside."
They walk up
to the path to the big front door. They go inside. Town Mouse lives in the
kitchen. In the kitchen there are a lot of cupboards. And in the cupboards,
there is a lot of food. There is some bread. There are some jars of honey and
jam. There are some nuts and biscuits and cakes. And there is a beatiful big
piece of cheese.
"Wow!" says Country Mouse. "There is a lot
of food."
"Yes," says Town Mouse, "I'm hungry.
Let's eat."
Suddenly the kitchen door opens. The mice see a pair of
big black boots and...Oh no! There is a cat. It is a big white cat.
"Miaow," says the cat.
The mice are frightened. They hide next to a jar of honey.
But the big white cat doesn't smell the mice. The big black boots and the cat
walk out of the kitchen.
The two mice watch and wait. The door closes.
"Phew!" says Town Mouse. Country Mouse doesn't say anything. He is
frightened.
"It's okay, now," says Town Mouse. "I'm very
hungry. Let's eat." Country Mouse is not hungry now. He is frightened.
"Don't be frightened." says Town Mouse. "Come
and eat." Town Mouse eats some cheese. "Mmm.
This cheese is good," he says.
Suddenly, the door opens. A big grey cat walks in. The
big grey cat is hungry. It miaows.
Country Mouse is very frightened. The cat can smell the
mice.
The
cat sees the mice. The cat opens its mouth wide. Look at its sharp white
teeth! The cheese and the jars fall to the floor. There is a loud noise. The
mice run across the floor. The cat runs after the mice. They run and hide
behind the cupboard.
The big black boots and the big white cat hear the noise.
They come into the kitchen again. The white cat is angry. Who is this big grey
cat? This is my house, thinks the white cat. Then he runs after the big grey
cat. The big black boots are angry. They shout at the big grey cat. And the
big grey cat runs out of the house.
The two mice sit behind the cupboard and wait. They are very
frightened. Soon,the kitchen is quiet again.
"It's okay now," says Town Mouse. "Let's eat.
I'm very hungry."
Country Mouse is not hungry. "No, thank you. I can't
eat now. I'm going home," says Country Mouse.
Country Mouse runs out of the kitchen. He runs down the
steps. He runs along the path. He runs out of the garden. And he gets on a bus.
The bus is going to the country.
Town Mouse watches Country Mouse.
Then, he goes inside his house. He sits in
his kitchen and eats his cheese. He is happy. He has a beatiful big house. He
has beatiful clothes. And he has a lot of good food. "Life in the town is
good ,he thinks. I'm very lucky."
Finally, Country Mouse arrives home. He is happy. He sits in
his cornfield and eats his corn. "Life in the country is good, he thinks.
I'm very lucky."
The two mice like different things.
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