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The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon. In a
small yard in Luss, Scotland, Kate and Effie {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tie) the baskets to
the branches (树枝) of the Christmas tree and filling them
with corns. The children {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (work) busily but happily for many
hours, making the little baskets for the birds.
Many birds come in. Some are eating, and
others are dancing. Even the pretty bluejay (蓝松鸦)
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (forget) to be pretty. When he has eaten his fill, he is flying
away, crying "Thanks, thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the
birds and the children! But two weeks ago, the tree {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nearly
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cut) into firewood.
Two weeks ago, the Christmas tree was once
in the living room. Kate and Effie, and Sue and Tom, had a happy Christmas Day,
for the tree was hung with gifts for them all.
One day, when the children {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (play)
games around the tree, John came and told them that he was going to carry it
into the woodshed.
"What {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you {#blank#}8{#/blank#}
(do) with it, John?" the children asked.
"I want to cut it into firewood," answered
John.
"Oh, don't!" cried the children. "Our
beautiful tree! Let us {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (have) it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it?" asked
John.
"We {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (put) it in the yard
and make a Christmas tree for the birds," replied the children.
So John carried the fir tree into the yard.
There it {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (stand) in the white snow, spreading out its beautiful
green branches.
"Now," cried Effie," let us
make some baskets and {#blank#}12{#/blank#} (fill) them with corns. Then we will tie
them to the tree for the birds."
What happened next? As you can see at the
beginning of the story, the birds are living happily. With the birds and the
tree, the children are also very happy. It is hard to tell which are happier,
the birds or the children. I believe the tree is the happiest of all.
