A horse fair is an interesting place. There were young horses from the country, little Welsh ponies and many beautiful horses too. But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, tired from hard work. I was very sad to see them.

    At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered 23 pounds for me, but they refused. Then a man with a very loud voice came. I was afraid he was going to buy me, but he walked off. Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said:

    "I'll give 24 for him."

    "Done," said the salesman. "He's a quality horse and if you want him for cab (出租马车) work, he's a bargain."

Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city. There were streets to the right, and streets to the left. We went into one of the small streets, and then into a very narrow street, with small, old houses.

    My owner stopped at a house. The door opened, and a woman, a little girl and boy, came out.

    "Is he gentle, father?"

    "Yes, Dolly, as gentle as a kitten; you can pat him."

    Dolly, the little girl, patted my shoulder without fear. It felt so good! They led me into a comfortable, clean stable, and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep, thinking "I'm going to very happy here".

    My new owner's name was Jerry. His wife was called Polly and they had two children, Harry and Dolly. The next morning they came to see me. I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices.

    "Let's call him 'Jack', after the old horse, shall we, Harry?" said Dolly.

    "Yes, let's," said Harry.

    The first week of my life as Jack, the London cab horse was very hard. The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets scared me. But Jerry was a very good driver, and that helped a lot Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best, and he didn't whip (鞭打) me.

    He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.

Thereare many interesting stories between Father and Son.

Oneday, Father and Son were walking slowly1 a river, suddenly Son cried, "Daddy,look, there is a woman falling into the river!"Without thinking too much,Father jumped into the water and2tothe woman, "Don't worry, lady. I'm a good swimmer and I will try my bestto save you." Father pulled the woman on to the bank (岸边). He was3but happy. But the lady was not thankfulto Father at all; instead, she slapped Father heavily. She jumped into wateragain. Oops! This was a4competition !

Itwas snowing5, but Son was very happy. He spent a lotof time making a snowman with Father. It was tall and big. Son liked it verymuch. But at night, someone6the snowman down. When Son saw this thenext morning, he cried sadly. Father was angry and decided to find out who didthis. He was dressed as a snowman and stood by the road. One man came here andwanted to push the snowman again. Bang! The snowman kicked his ass. "Oh,my god! I met a ghost! "The man ran away quickly.

Onemorning, Son told Father he didn't7well.Father brought some warm water to Son and asked him to have a good rest, andthen Father hurried out to8some medicine; but on his way to themedicine shop,he found that he9hismoney at home. When he opened the door, he found Son10thecat happily .Father was so angry that he told Son to go to school at once.

I read a story last night and found it very inspiring. Now, I'd like to share it with you.

A group of frogs were travelling through the woods.1 , two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs just to2 . But the two frogs didn't believe it. They tried to jump out of the3 with their own efforts. The other frogs kept telling them to4 trying and to wait for death. Finally, one of the two frogs gave up and fell down. Soon he died.5 frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him and told him to stop and just to wait to die. But he jumped even harder, and finally, he6 it.

Do you know7 the frog didn't give up? Because the frog was8 . He couldn't hear what the other frogs were saying. He thought they were all encouraging9 .

What lesson can you learn from this story? If you ask me, I will tell you that after reading this story, I decide to10 others when they are in trouble.

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone loved him. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day.

The wise man was worried about his son's future. One day, he said to his son, "I want you to go to find some treasure（财宝）. I have drawn a map to guide you." Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son set. Out on his. Long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he met a-lot of people. Some helped him with food, and some with a place to live. He also met robbers（强盗） who tried to rob him but failed. He saw changing landscapes（风景） and experienced different kinds of weather.

Finally, after a long year, he reached the place of treasure. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found nothing.

Feeling sad, he headed back to his home. On his way back, he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix（修补） his own clothes and the tent himself. He was now able to tell time by the sun and protect（保护） himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he reached home, he said sorry to his father for not finding the treasure.

"There wasn't any treasure in the very first place, my son," the father answered with a smile. "But I think you have found your life's true meaning."

A hen lives with her children on farm. It's late summer and she wants to make a delicious corn (玉米) cake. She thinks everyone would like it.

It's hard work, because she needs enough corn for the cake. Who can help her? Some other animals, like the dog, the cat and the pig. They live near her. She goes to visit (拜访) these friends.

"Who can help me get the corn to make a delicious cake?"

"I can't get the corn!" says the cat angrily. "You wake me up for this?"

"Sorry!" says the dog. "I like ready-prepared dishes."

"I can't do it," says the pig. "I do not like to be tired."

So the hen has to do it alone (单独). When the cake is ready, it smells delicious. All the three want to try some.

The hen doesn't want to share the corn cake with them. She thinks no one helps her and that they are too lazy. The corn cake is just for her and her children.

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