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1、THE STRAW, CHARCOAL AND THE PEAAlongtimeagotherelivedapoorgrandmother.“Today,Iwillmakeadishoutofpeas.”Grandmotherpreparedtolighttheovenfurnacewithfirewoodandstraw.“Ouch,Ouch”“Ohmygoodness.”Assoonasthepeaswerepouredintothepot,eachonecriedout.Justthen,whenthegrandmotherwasn’tlooking
2、onepeajumpedoutofthepotandrolledinfrontthestraw.“Whew!Imadeit.ButwhereamI?”Thepeawhisperedtohimself.Rightaboutthen,alumpofcharcoalthatwasburninginthefurnacemadeasmallcryandflewout.“Gosh!Thisishard”Thecharcoalsquintedhiseyesandwipedhissweataway.Thestrawfirstquestionedthepea.“Pea,ho
3、wdidyougethere?”“Fromgrandmother’spot,justasthefirewasbeingliteuptocookmeandmyfriends,Iranaway”Thepeaproudlyboasted.Next,thestrawaskedthecharcoal.“Howdidyougethere?”“Withallmystrengthfromthepot,Ijustbarelygotout.”Charcoalrepliedweakly.Whenthestrawheardthis,hepouredouthishearttoo.“
4、Myfateissimilartoyourstoo.Allmybrotherswentintothefire,butluckilyIslippedoutthroughthefingers.”“OhIsee!”“Really?”Thepeaandthecharcoaleachsaidawordandnodded.Charcoalsaidinaworriedvoice.“Whatshouldwedonow?”“Since,weallescapedluckilyletuslivetogetherinthisstrangeland.”Inhearingpea,ch
5、arcoalandstrawthoughtforamoment.“Whatshouldwedo?”“Ithinkweshoulddowhatthepeasaid.”So,thepea,charcoalandthestrawdecidedtoleavethatplace.Ithadn’tbeenlongsincetheyleftwhentheycameacrossastream.“Howcanwecrossthestream?”“There’snosteppingstone,ifonlythereweresomelogs.?“Wecan’tgoback,ca
6、n’ttherebeabetterway?”Theystaredatoneanotherandworried.Alittlewhilelater,thestrawthoughtofagoodidea.“Sincemybodyislightandlong,ifIliedownandstretchmyselfacrossthestreamyouguyscancross.”“Willitbealright?”“Wewillhavetosee.”Ontheonehand,peaandcharcoalcouldn’thelpinworrying.Thestrawla
7、idacrossthestream.“Hurry!Youmustcrossquickly.Ifyoustayinoneplacetoolong,Icouldcatchonfire.”Charcoalquicklybegancrossingoverthestraw.But,ascharcoalwascrossing,helookeddown.“I'mscared!OhwhatshouldIdoΑ”Charcoalcouldnolongermove.“Hurryupandcross!”Strawsaidwithallhismight.However,justa
8、tthatmoment,fromthecharcoalthestr
