2016 菁英盃-朗誦稿 (中年級組)

中年級-1

The North Wind and the Sun

      The north wind and the sun are arguing. The north wind says proudly, “I’m strong. Look.” The sun answers, “I’m stronger. Watch this.”

       A man walks by. The north wind and the sun decide to try their powers on the man.

       The north wind says, “Watch me! I can blow his coat off!” The north wind starts to blow hard on the man. He blows harder and harder. The man feels cold and pulls his coat tight.

       After a while, the sun says, “Now it’s my turn. I can surely get his coat off.” The sun starts to shine warmly on the man. The man feels hotter and hotter. Finally, he takes off his coat and continues on his way.

中年級-2

The Goose and the Golden Eggs

       A man and his wife have a goose. The goose lays one golden egg every day. They sell it, so they become rich. They are very lucky to have this goose, but they are greedy. They want to become rich all at once.

       The man and his wife look at the goose. The wife says, “The gold must be inside the goose.” The man agrees, “Let’s take a look!” They kill the goose, but they don’t see any gold inside the goose.

       Now the greedy man and his wife cannot become rich all at once. What is worse? Their goose cannot lay golden eggs for them anymore.

中年級-3

The Bear and the Travelers

       Two men walk in the woods together. A bear appears in front of them. One of the men quickly climbs up a tree, but the other man can’t run away in time. He remembers bears don’t eat dead animals, so he lies down on the ground and plays dead. The bear comes over, sniffs the man on the ground, and walks away.

       After the bear leaves, the man in the tree climbs down and asks his friend, “Weren’t you scared when the bear was smelling you?” The man answers, “He wasn’t smelling me! He was telling me, ‘Your friend is not a good friend! When danger appears, he leaves you behind!’”