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Once upon a time, animals were experiencing hunger on a land. There was dry land everywhere. They tried many ways to grow plants. Yet they didn’t succeed. A rabbit was walking sadly across the land because of the bad situation. Suddenly a wizard came along. The wizard gave the rabbit a bag filled with flowers and told him they were magical, and that they were even more magical if he knew how to use them.
The rabbit was very hungry, but he decided not to eat the flowers. He wanted to put them to good use. On his way home, the rabbit met a poor old sheep. “Can you give me something to eat?” asked the sheep. The rabbit gave a flower to the sheep. After he did this, the flower shone with thousands of colours. The old sheep became very healthy. The rabbit continued on his way. He met a duck and a crying chick. The rabbit had nothing except his flowers, and he gave them some flowers too.
When he got home, he only had a few flowers left. At that moment, his little brother started crying because of hunger. He gave his brother the rest. At that moment, the wizard appeared again. He asked the rabbit to go outside and see what happened.
The rabbit went out, and he found the whole land turned into a green place. There was enough water and food to feed all the animals.
The rabbit was very happy because he could bring happiness to everyone. Sometimes small help can change a lot. Everyone can make a difference.
词汇
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə(r)/ n. 饥饿
succeed /səkˈsiːd/ vi. 达到目的；做成
wizard /ˈwɪzəd/ n. 男巫
shine /ʃaɪn/ vi. 发光(过去式 shone)
appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ vi. 出现
feed /fiːd/ vt. 喂养
make a difference 产生影响
句型
When he got home, he only had a few flowers left. 当他回到家时，他只剩下一些花了。
left 此处作形容词，表示“余留的，剩下的”。
理解
1. Whom did the rabbit give the flowers to?
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2. Have you done anything for the animals? Share it with us.
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