Many Chinese people have a good time during the Chinese New Year. It usually comes in January or February. Each year gets a name. It may be called the year of the dog or the year of the tiger instead of (代替)2006 or 2010. Usually there is dragon(龙)dance in the street. The dragon is a strange(奇怪的)animal about 20 feet(英尺)long. It is made of paper and cloth(布). Men hide(藏)under the dragon, and make a lot of noises by shouting and laughin9. There are always a lot of fireworks(烟火). After the dragon dance, the children sing and dance in the street.

    There are many different kinds of parrots in the world. They can not only(不但)live in the tree, but they can also(而且)live on the mountain. Some parrots are quite big. Some are very small. Many people like them, because they often have beautiful colours, and because they can “talk”.

    Do you know why parrots can talk? But most birds cannot. Perhaps, parrots can “talk” because they have big, thick tongues. But some other birds that cannot talk have big, thick tongues, too. So we don't know why parrots can talk.

We Can Do Many Things

    I am a cat. I can dance very well. My friend is fish. He can swim in the fiver. But he can't dance. A bird is my friend, too. She can fly in the sky(天空). But she can't swim.

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    Amy, Sam, Kitty and Peter are my good friends. We often play together. We have different hobbies. Amy is thin. She likes singing and dancing. Sam is tall. He likes swimming in summer. Kitty likes skating in winter, but Peter doesn't. He likes reading. He is a quiet(文静的) boy.

    A tiger lived in the forest. He didn't want to look for food. He often told other animals to bring him something to eat.

    One day, he saw a monkey and said, "I am hungry, Monkey. Go and bring me something to eat." "Oh, tiger," said the monkey, "I can't do that now. There is another tiger in the forest. He is stronger than you. He doesn't let me get anything for you. I'm afraid of him." The tiger was angry. "What?" he said. "Show me the way. I'll eat him." "Come with me," said the monkey.

    The monkey and the tiger got to a bridge over the river. "Now look down in the river. Do you see the big head, the long teeth and big eyes .of that tiger?" "Yes, I do. I'll eat him. "Then the tiger jumped into the river.