1、1 The Hen and the Little GirlIn a country home, a mother hen and her cute chicks were living happily. A little girl came to visit the country home, but was very bored. One night, the girl went into the chicken house. As soon as she went in, there was disorder.Here and there cries of the chickens could be heard. The father, who was inside, woke up.Whats going on? Why are you bothering the chickens? Because Im bored. You have to sleep now, go inside.The girl went into the chicken house, again, the
2、 next day. There was a racket again, as the chickens were frightened. The moon in the night sky was worried. This time, the little girls father will not be forgiving.Finally, the sleeping father woke up. Why are the chickens crying? By chance The father was angry and came out to the yard.Whats wrong with you? Is it okay to bother animals that cant talk? You need to be punished. When the little girl saw her fathers angry face, she began to cry.It is true that I bothered the chickens, but I was bo
3、red yesterday. But today I went in to apologize to the chickens. I was going to hug the chickens.When the father heard what his daughter said, a smile quickly appeared on his face. You are truly my daughter. The father praised his daughter. He was proud of his daughter that knew how to apologize. The moon in the sky gave a big laugh, too.2 The Mermaid PrincessIn the deep, sea palace, there lived a mermaid princess. Whenever she sang a song with her beautiful voice, everyone envied her. However,
4、the mermaid princess wanted to go to the outside world.I would like to hear the beautiful sound of birds. The king promised her. When you turn 15 years old, you can go and see the life above the sea. Oh, I cant wait!Finally, it was the mermaid princess 15th birthday. She went up to the sea. The princess saw a great ship. And she saw a handsome prince standing on the ship. The princess fell in love with him at first sight.However, as thunder and lightning struck, the ship sank on its side. The pr
5、ince lost his consciousness and fell deep into the sea. Oh, no! The prince fell into the water. Let me hurry and save him.The princess saved the prince and laid him on the sand. The princess took care of him all night. When the prince opened his eyes, the mermaid princess hid from him. She thought he might get scared by her tail. Just then, a princess from a neighbor land came out to see the sea and she saw the prince.The princess watched from a far the prince who always came out to the sea at n
6、ight. The princess was very sad. She wanted to become a human so that she could be with the prince.She asked the witch. Okay, I will make you into a human, but you must give me your beautiful voice. If the prince marries someone else, you will become a water bubble. You must marry the prince.On the sand, she drank the medicine that the witch had given her. With the big sudden pain, she turned into a human. Just then, the prince who came out to the sea saw the princess.The prince took the princes
7、s who could not speak, to his palace. Although she could not speak, she was happy to be living near the prince. The prince was going to be married to a princess from a neighbor land.I will be marrying the princess that saved my life. I am the one that saved your life. But, her voice could not be heard.At night, the mermaid princess older sisters came up to the sea. They gave the mermaid princess a knife and said, If you stab the prince with this knife, you can be a mermaid again. If you dont, yo
8、u will become a water bubble.On the night of the wedding, the mermaid princess was going to stab the sleeping prince with the knife. But, she could not kill the loving prince. Its best that I just turn into a water bubble. When morning came, the mermaid turned into a water bubble and went up to heaven.3 The Naked KingLong, long time ago, there lived a very fancy king. The king changed his clothes 12 times a day. He really liked to show off to his subjects. My clothes are the best in the world.On
9、e day, two tailors planned a trick. Why dont we teach that stupid and extravagant king a lesson. He doesnt even worry about his starving people. Thats right! He thinks hes the best.The two men went to see the king. Oh, the worlds most marvelous king! We have brought the most beautiful cloth in the whole world. However, not everyone is able to see the cloth. Those that tell lies and have bad hearts are not able to see this fine cloth.After the king heard those words, he became very interested. Could there really be such a cloth? If I can make clothes out of those cloths, my clothes will be the best in the whole world. Hurry and show me the cloth. The king began to get more and more greedy.The tailors pretended that the cloth was real, as they showed it to the king. The king and the fine-spoken subjects could not see anything before them. But, none of them could show tha
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