Long long ago, there was a crowd of antelopes(羚羊)in the forest. In this crowd there was1wise teacher. He was admired by everyone because he taught the young the tricks and strategies of survival. One day, his younger sister brought her son 2 him and asked him to teach3was important to antelopes. She said, "Dear brother, this is my son, Dick. Please teach him the tricks and strategies of survival. The teacher said to Dick, "You 4 come at this time tomorrow for your 5 lesson."

    At first, Dick came to have lessons on time every day. But soon, Dick became 6 in playing games with others, so he began to cut classes.7, he didn't realize how dangerous it could be for a young antelope 8 learned nothing but games.

    Unfortunately, one day the young antelope stepped in a trap. Knowing Dick 9, his mother was worried. She went to her brother and 10 him "My brother, how is my son? Have you taught him the tricks and strategies of survival? The teacher replied, "My dear sister, I tried 11 best to teach him, but your son did not want to learn the tricks and strategies of survival. He cut classes. How could I possibly teach him?"

    At this time, they heard that Dick 12 in a trap. They hurried to rescue him before it was too late. Dick was too scared 13 and regretted deeply.

14 the young antelope had kept learning 15 all the time, he wouldn't have been caught.

Confucius（孔子）was one of the most important people in human history.He taught people to be polite and love each other.His ideas changed people's life.

Early Life

Confucius was born around 551 B.C.in China.That was over 2，500 years ago.Some say that Confucius was born into a rich family.Others say he was born poor.One thing is clear：Confucius lived during a time of great trouble.

Philosophy（哲学）and Teachings

Different groups in China were fighting.People forgot about good manners（礼仪）.This made Confucius sad.He wanted people to be kind and polite to each other.He believed in the idea of"ren".That means "loving others"."People should follow the Golden Rule，"he said.The Golden Rule is"to treat others as you would like to be treated".He believed that a good leader should treat his followers with care.This would help the leader set a good example.Confucius thought leaders could make people follow the law（法律）

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Confucius promoted（提倡）music education.He thought music had a strong influence on people and believed that music could make the things on the earth get on well with each other.

So music made it possible for our society to develop well.

Death

Confucius died at the age of 71 or 72.After his death，he was honored as a man of wisdom.His ideas helped shape the Chinese government.Today he is known as one of the most important teachers in Chinese history.

Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is very special（特别的）. You can enjoy its culture（文化）when you are in this city.

Look, you can see many people listening to music with their headsets（耳机）on the subway. When they are on the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand, too.

The subway station in Paris is not big. However, each of them has its special things. Some stations look like ships. Some have clothes, hats and shoes. And every station has a big ad picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics（化妆品）.

You can meet some beggars（乞丐）on the subway. But the beggar s on the Paris subway are also very special. They enjoy playing the violin or guitar. After playing, it is natural（自然的）for them to go around the train and ask you for some money. They think they should get the money because of their show.

If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.

Are you interested in robots? If so, try out robot Little Q at our science center from August Ist to August 6th. Little Q is a cute robot with a round head, two big eyes and two long legs. It's like a big toy that our children will love.