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The village of Hengly was going to have the
Bean Olympics. It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the
fastest and the tallest. Everybody was excited. They couldn't wait to show
their best plants.
Cassie knew clearly which bean she would
choose for the competition, for her family had planted a special "family
bean" .It was a flat bean that her great-grandparents had brought from
Sicily. Her grandmother planted the beans every year and served them at many
meals. Cassie was sure they would be unbeatable beans.
However, the plan did not work out that
way. Although Cassie's bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers,
they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbours. These
people chose beans from seed(种子)shops. Their beans
had wonderful names like "Rocket "or" Top Crop". One type
was even named "King's Bean". That was the bean Ivan planted, and his
plants climbed almost to the top of the fence. Cassie's plants were just near
the middle of the fence.
On the day of the competition, Cassie was
disappointed that her beans were in last place. Ivan laughed at her beans and
said she could win a prize for the slowest, shortest bean.
The organizer, Mr Williams, handed out
medals for the fastest-growing and the tallest bean plants." Now there
remains only one final test, and it is just as important: the taste test."
Mr Williams cooked the beans from each
competitor and chose five experienced villagers as judges(裁判).
Cassie was nervous. Would her family beans
lose another time？
After the judges tasted the beans, Mr
Williams counted the results.
"We have a winner, "Mr Williams
announced." The judges all agree that Cassie's beans are the winner."
Cassie grinned
at this unexpected result. Many of her neighbours, even Ivan asked for her
seeds. They were all in favour of the good-tasting beans even though they
didn't grow fast or very tall.
