A lot of boys and girls in west countries are wearing the same kinds of clothes: Many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether they ate boys or girls.

    One day, an old man went for a walk in Washington. When he was tired he sat down on a long chair. A young person was standing onthe other side of the pool.

  “Good Heavens!” the old man said to the person who was sitting next to him on the chair. “Do you see that person with long hair? Is ita boy or a girl?”

  “A girl.” said his neighbor, “She's my daughter.”

“Oh!” the old man said quickly, “I'm sorry. I didn'tknow that you were her mother.”

  “I'm not,” said his neighbor, “I'm her father.”

    Today is Sunday. The weather is fine. I go to the zoo with my parents. There are many animals at the zoo. Look！The pandas are eating bamboos(竹子) slowly. Two ducks are swimming in a lake. Two elephants are walking and a tiger is sleeping. I like monkeys best. They are jumping here and there. They like eating bananas. They are clever. Look! The bear is eating meat.

    We are seeds. We are small. We are brown. We like water. We are thirsty. It's a rainy day. We have some water. We are happy. Now it's warm. We feel warm. Look, we have roots. They are short. We have buds, too. We grow and grow. Now we have leaves and flowers. The leaves are green and big. We are sunflowers.

    It's half past seven in the morning. Dick is still asleep. Mum wakes him up: "Dick, it's seven. Get up right now." Dick puts on his clothes and then comes into the living room. Mum says: "Dick, here's your breakfast. Dick answers: "Bread and eggs again! I don't like bread. And I don't want any breast. May I have an egg, please? Bye, Mum. I'm going to school." Dick runs to school. But there are no teachers or students in the school. "How silly I am! It's Saturday today."

    It's a snowy day in winter. Sarah feels cold and she can't get up. Her father asks, "What's wrong?" "Dad, I think I am ill. What should I do?" Sarah says. Her father is so worried about her, "You should see a doctor. Let's go to the hospital now." "OK. Don't worry. I will get well soon. And I will do more exercise to keep healthy." Sarah says.