The animals are not happy these days. Miss Bird likes singing but her throat is sore. Mr. Horse likes running, but he hurts his leg. Miss Rabbit likes to eat, but she has a stomachache."Don't worry! Take some medicine and stay at home for a few days. You willfeel better soon,” says Dr Goat.

                                                                       Summer Holidays(暑假) in England

    With July coming, the summer holidays begin. Boys and girls will have 60 days to rest. The weather is good. Parents will take their children to the seaside(海边) for the holidays. The children like the sand(沙子), the sun, the cool wind and the water. Certainly there are lots of things to see, good things to eat, and exciting things to do. They can play ball games. They can go on field trips, too. They study real things on the field trips. What good holidays!

    One hot day, an ant went to the river to drink some river. But he fell in and couldn't get out.

    A bird saw the ant was in danger(危险). “I must help him,” she thought. “If I pick up a leaf(叶子)and put it on the water, the ant can get onto it. It is like a little boat.” So the bird put a leaf on the water and the ant climbed onto it. “Thank you, Miss Bird,” said the ant. “I will help you some day.”

    One day, a man saw the bird in the tree and was going to shoot (射击)her. Just then the ant came and bit the man's foot. The man jumped and his arrow(箭) went up into the sky. The arrow missed the bird and she flew away.

    “Thank you ,little ant,”said the bird. “You helped me!”

    Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm nine years old. I'm in Class Five, Grade Three. Look! This is my family. The man is my father. He likes pears. The woman is my mother. She likes grapes. The boy is my brother. His name is John. He is eleven years old. He likes oranges and milk. The girl is me. I like apples, peaches and bananas.

Tony: Good morning, Sandy.

Sandy: Good morning, Tony.

Tony: What's your favourite food?

Sandy: Hamburgers.

Tony: Me too. Why do you like them?

Sandy: Because they're delicious.

Tony: What's your father's favourite food?

Sandy: He loves beef.

Tony: What about your mother?

Sandy: She loves salad.

Tony: What would you like to drink now?

Sandy: I'd like some orange juice.

Tony: Me too.

    My name is Lily. My father is a police officer and he can stop bad people. He often goes to work by car. My mother is a secretary and she works in a big company. She usually goes to work by taxi. I am a student and I go to school on foot. I like science. So we are going to visit the science museum on Saturday morning. And then we are going to buy some comic books in the evening. On Sunday, we are going to visit my grandparents. We will have a happy weekend.