Book 8 ~ u5 课文/故事

Book 8 ~ u5 课文 I’m the youngest.

Miss Lee: Come over here, kids. I have some gifts for you.
Sharon: I'm older. So I can pick one first.
Leslie: No, I'm older than you. I'll pick the biggest gift.
Monica: That's not fair! I'm the youngest. Will I get the smallest gift?
Alan: Sorry, guys. I am the oldest! You're thirteen years old, but I am fourteen years old.
Miss Lee: Don't worry, kids. The gifts are all the same!

Book 8 ~ u5 故事

The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

One day, a man and his son walked with their donkey to a market.
As they walked, a man passed by. He said,“You fools! Why don't you ride on the donkey?”

So the man told his son to get on the donkey, and they walked on.

Soon, they saw some other men. One said,“What a lazy boy! He rides and his father walks!”

So the man told his son to get off, and he got on himself.

Soon, they saw some women. One woman said,“You are lazy! You ride and your son walks!”

The man felt very bad. So they both rode on the donkey and went on.

As they got close to the market, people began to look at them. People asked,“Why are you overloading your donkey?”

Now, the man and the boy thought and thought. They decided to carry the donkey on a pole.

People laughed hard er and harder, and when they crossed a bridge, the pole broke and the donkey fell into the river. An old man laughed and said, “If you try to please everyone, you will not please any of them.”