1984年版高中英语课本第一二三册

1984年版高中英语课本第一册LESSON1HOWMARXLEARNEDFOREIGNLANGUAGES马克思怎样学习外语KarlMarxwasborninGermany,andGermanwashisnativelanguage.Whenhewasstillayoungman,hewasforcedtoleavehishomelandforpoliticalreasons.HestayedinBelgiumforafewyears;thenhewenttoFrance.Beforelonghehadtomoveonagain.In1849,hewenttoEnglandandmadeLondonthebaseforhisrevolutionarywork.MarxhadlearnedsomeFrenchandEnglishatschool.WhenhegottoEngland,hefoundthathisEnglishwastoolimited.Hestartedworkinghardtoimproveit.HemadesuchrapidprogressthatbeforelonghebegantowritearticlesinEnglishforanAmericannewspaper.Infact,hisEnglishinoneofthesearticleswassogoodthatEngelswrotehimaletterandpraisedhimforit.MarxwrotebacktosaythatEngels'praisehadgreatlyencouragedhim.However,hewentontoexplainthathewasnottoosureabouttwothings--thegrammarandsomeoftheidioms.Theseletterswerewrittenin1853.Intheyearsthatfollowed,MarxkeptonstudyingEnglishandusingit.Whenhewroteoneofhisgreatworks,TheCivilWarinFrance,hehadmasteredthelanguagesowellthathewasabletowritethebookinEnglish.Inthe1870s,whenMarxwasalreadyinhisfifties,hefounditimportanttostudythesituationinRussia,sohebegantolearnRussian.AttheendofsixmonthshehadlearnedenoughtoreadarticlesandreportsinRussian.Inoneofhisbooks,Marxgavesomeadviceonhowtolearnaforeignlanguage.Hesaidwhenpeoplearelearningaforeignlanguage,theyshouldnottranslateeverythingintotheirownlanguage.Iftheydothis,itshowstheyhavenotmasteredit.Whentheyusedtheforeignlanguage,theyshouldtrytoforgetallabouttheirown.Iftheycannotdothis,theyhavenotreallylearnedthespiritoftheforeignlanguageandcannotuseitfreely.LESSON2ATHOMEINTHEFUTURE未来的家Amedicalexaminationwithoutadoctorornurseintheroom?Doingshoppingathome?Borrowingbooksfromthelibrarywithoutleavingyourhome?Theseideasmayseemstrangetoyou.Butscientistsareworkinghardtoturnthemintorealities.Letussupposewecanvisitahomeattheendofthiscentury.WewillvisitaboynamedCharlieGreen.Heisnotfeelingwellthismorning.Hismother,MrsGreen,wantsthedoctortoseehim.Thatis,shewantsthedoctortolistentohim.ShebringsasetofwirestoCharlie'sroom.Thesewiresarecalledsensors.Sheplacesonesensorinhismouthandoneonhischest.Sheputsanotheronearoundhiswristandoneonhisforehead.Thensheplugsthesensorsintoawalloutlet.Shesaysthecode"TCP".Thismeans"telephonecallplaced."Alittlelightflashesonthewall.TheGreen'swirelesstelephoneisreadyforacall.MrsGreensays"2478",thedoctor'stelephonenumber.Fromaspeakeronthewallcomesthedoctor'svoice:"Goodmorning.""Goodmorning,DrScott,"answersMrsGreen."Charlieisn'tfeelingtoowellthismorning.I'veputthesensorsonhim.Iwonderifyoucanexaminehimnow.""Sure,"thedoctor'svoicesays."Well,hedoesn'thaveafever.Andhispulseisfine.Now,breathedeeply,Charlie."Charliedoesso."Justalittlecold,"saysthedoctor."Betterstayinsidetoday,Charlie.Andtakeiteasy.""Thankyou,Doctor,"saysMrsGreen."TCC(telephonecallcompleted."Thelightonthewallturnsoff.Thephonecallandtheexaminationarefinished."Charlie,"saysMrsGreen,"sinceyouhavetostayathome,whydon'tyoudosomeshopping?Youcanpickoutyournewbicycle.Afterall,yourbirthdayisonlytwoweeksaway.""Great,"Charlieanswers.Charlieandhismothersitinfrontofoneofthevisionphones.Thereareseveralintheirhouse."TCP,"saysCharlie.Thewordreadyappearsonthescreenofthevisionphone."NewForestBicycleShop,"avoicesays."MayIhelpyou?"Charlieanswers,"I'dliketoseeyourten-speedbicycles."Inthenextfewminutes,picturesofmanymodelsofthebicyclesareflashedonthecreen.Thepriceofeachmodelisalsoshown.Thenthevoiceasks,"Areyouinterestedinanyofthesemodels?""Yes,I'minterestedinmodel6.""Doyouwishtoplaceanorderatthistime?""Notjustyet,"answersMrsGreen."Myson'sbirthdayisintwoweeks'time.Thankyou.TCC."Thevisionphoneshutsoff.Suchwouldbeourhomeinthefuture.LESSON3THEBLINDMENANDTHEELEPHANT盲人和象OnceuponatimethereweresixblindmenwholivedinavillageinIndia.Everydaytheywenttotheroadnearbyandstoodtherebegging.Theyhadoftenheardofelephants,buttheyhadneverseenone,for,beingblind,howcouldthey?Onemorninganelephantwasleddowntheroadwheretheystood.Whentheyheardthatanelephantwaspassingby,theyaskedthedrivertostopthebeastsothattheycouldhavea"look".Ofcoursetheycouldnotlookathimwiththeireyes,buttheythoughttheymightlearnwhatkindofanimalhewasbytouchingandfeelinghim.For,yousee,theytrusttheirownsenseoftouchverymuch.Thefirstblindmanhappenedtoplacehishandontheelephant'sside."Well,well,"hesaid."Thisbeastisexactlylikeawall."Thesecondgraspedoneoftheelephant'stusksandfeltit."You'requitemistaken,"hesaid."He'sroundandsmoothandsharp.He'smorelikeaspearthananythingelse."Thethirdhappenedtotakeholdoftheelephant'strunk."You'rebothcompletelywrong,"hesaid."Thiselephantislikeasnake,asanybodycansee."Thefourthopenedbothhisarmstheclosedthemaroundoneoftheelephant'slegs."Oh,howblindyouare!"hecried."It'sveryclearthathe'sroundandtalllikeatree."Thefifthwasaverytallman,andhecaughtoneoftheelephant'sears."Eventheblindestpersonmustseethatthiselephantisn'tlikeanyofthethingsyouname."hesiad."He'sexactlylikeahugefan."Thesixthmanwentforwardtofeeltheelephant.Hewasoldandslowandittookhimquitesometimetofindtheelephantatall.Atlasthegotholdofthebeast'stail."Oh,howsillyyouallare!"criedhe."Theelephantisn'tlikeawall,oraspear,orasnake,oratree;neitherishelikeafan.Anymanwitheyesinhisheadcanseethathe'sexactlylikearope."Thenthedriverandtheelephantmovedon,andthesixmensatbytheroadsideallday,quarrellingabouttheelephant.Theycouldnotagreewithoneanother,becauseeachbelievedthatheknewjustwhatthebeastlookedlike.Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesactjustasfoolishly.LESSON4GALILEOANDARISTOTLE伽利略和亚里斯多德About2300yearsago,therelivedinGreeceagreatthinkernamedAristotle.Heobservedthatfeathersfelltothegroundslowly,whilestonesfellmuchfaster.Hethoughtitovercarefullyandconcludedthatheavyobjectsalwaysfellfasterthanlightones.Hisconclusioncertainlysoundedreasonale.Butwenowknowthatitisnottrue.Inthosedayspeopleseldomdidexperimentstotesttheirideas.Whentheyobservedanythingthathappened,theythoughtaboutitandthendrewaconclusion.OnceAristotlemadeuphismindthatheavyobjectsalwaysfellfasterthanlightobjects,hetaughtitasatruthtohisstudents.AndbecausehewasAristotle,thegreatthinker,noonequestionedhisideaforalmost2000years.Then,almost400yearsago,anItalianscientistnamedGalileobegantoquestionAristotle'stheoryoffallingobjects.HewasnotreadytobelievesomethingjustbecauseAristotlesaidso.HedecidedtodosomeexperimentstotestAristotle'stheory.GalileolivedinthecityofPisa,wherethereisaleaningtowerabout180feethigh.FromthetopofthetowerGalileodroppedalightballandaheavyballatexactlythesametime.Theybothfellataboutthesamespeedandhitthegroundtogether.Hetriedtheexperimentsagainandagain.Everytimehegotthesameresult.Atlast,hedecidedthathehadfoundthetruthaboutfallingobjects.Asweknownow,heavyobjectsandlightobjectsfallatthesamespeedunlessairholdsthemback.Afeatherfallsslowerthanastoneonlybecausetheairholdsthefeatherbackmorethanitdoesthestone.WhenGalileotoldpeopleofhisdiscovery,noonewouldbelivehim.ButGalileowasnotdiscouraged.Hewentondoingexperimentstotestthetruthofotheroldideas.Hebuiltatelescopethroughwhichhecouldstudytheskies.Hecollectedfactsthatprovedtheearthandalltheotherplanetsmovearoundthesun.TodaywepraiseGalileoandcallhimoneofthefoundersofmodernscience.Heobservedthingscarefullyandnevertookanythingforgranted.Instead,hedidexperimentstotestandproveanideabeforehewasreadytoacceptit.AnexperimentwasdoneonthemooninJuly,1971.OneoftheUSastronautswhomadethefirstdeepspacewalkonthemoondroppedahammerandafeathertogether.Theybothlandedonthesurfaceofthemoonatthesametime.ThisexperimentprovedthatGalileo'stheoryoffallingobjectsistrue.LESSON5THELOSTNECKLACE丢失的项链Place:aparkinParisTime:asummerafternoonin1870People:MathildeLoisel,wifePierreLoisel,husbandJeanneForrestier,theirfriend(Jeanneissittinginthepark.Mathildewalkstowardsher,shestopsandspeakstoJeanne.Mathilde:Goodafternoon,Jeanne.Jeanne:(LookingattheotherwomanI'msorry,butIdon'tthinkIknowyou.Mathilde:No,youwouldn't,butmanyyearsagoyouknewmewell.I'mMathildeLoisel.Jeanne:Mathilde!Myoldschoolfriend.Isitpossible?Butyes,ofcourseitis.NowIremember.Wherehaveyoubeenalltheseyears,Mathilde?Ihopeyouweren'till.Mathilde:No,Jeanne,Iwasn'till.Youseehereanoldwoman.Butit'sbecauseofhardwork-tenyearsofhardwork.Jeanne:ButIdon'tunderstand,Mathilde.There'sonlyoneyearbetweenus;I'mthirty-fiveandyou'rethirty-four.Canhardworkchangeapersonthatmuch?Mathilde:Yes,itcan.Yearsofhardwork,littlefood,onlyacoldroomtoliveinandnever,neveramomenttorest.Thathasbeenmylifeforthesepasttenyears.Jeanne:Mathilde!Ididin'tknow.I'msorry.Butwhathappened?Mathilde:Well,Iwouldrathernottellyou.Jeanne:Oh,come,Mathilde.Surelyyoucantellanoldfriend.Mathilde:Well,...Well,itwasallnecauseofthatnecklace.Yournecklace.Jeanne:Mynecklace?Mathilde:DoyourememberoneafternoontenyearsagowhenIcametoyourhouseandborrowedadiamondnecklace?Jeanne:Letmethink.Tenyearsago...Oh,yes,Iremember.Youweregoingtothepalacewithyourhusband,Ithink.Mathilde:Right.Pierrewasworkinginagovenrmentoffice,andforthefirsttimeinourliveswewereinvitedtoanimportantball.(ThescenechangedtothateveninginthehomeofPierreandMathildeLoisel.Pierre:Yes,Mathilde,we'regoingtotheball,thepalaceball!Mathilde:Ican'tbelieveit!Piere:Butit'strue.Mathilde:Oh,Piere,howwonderful!ButIhaven'tgotadressfortheball!Pierre;Whatdoesaneweveningdresscost?Mathilde:Mathilde:Aboutfourhundredfrancs.Pierre:Fourhundred!That'salotofmoney.Butperhaps,justthisonce,we'llusewhatwehavetogetanewdressforyou.Thisballisveryimportanttome.Iwastheonlypersoninmyofficewhowasinvited.Mathilde:Thankyou,Pierre,you'resokind.Oh,butthere'soneotherthing...Pierre:Whatisit,Mathilde?Mathlde:I...Ihavenojewelry.Pierre:Jewelry?Doyouneedjewelry?Whynotjustaflower?Mathilde:Togotothepalacewithjustafloweristosay"I'mpoor.Ihaven'tgotanyjewelry."Pierre:Can'tyouborrowsomejewelryfromafriend,Mathilde?Mathilde:Whichfriend?Myfriendsareallpoor,too.Pierre:Letmethink.HowaboutJeanne?Shemarriedwell.Perhapsshehassome.Mathilde:Ah,yes,Jeanne.Shemarriedamanwithalotofmoney.I'llgoandseeheronFriday,afterIgetthenewdress.Pierre:I'msureshehassomethingyoucanborrow.(Thescenechangesbacktothepark.MathildecontinuestotellJeanneherstory.Mathilde:OneFridayIcametoseeyou,Jeanne.Remember?Jeanne:Yes,Mathilde,Iremember.Mathilde:Youwereverykind.YoubroughtoutyourjewelryandtoldmetotakeanythingIwanted.Jeanne:(SmilingYouwerelikealittlegirl.Youreyesbecamesobig.Mathilde:Thereweresomanythingsandtheywereallbeautiful.Itwashardtochoose.Jeanne:Untilyousawthediamondnecklace.Mathlde:Yes,andthenIknewIwantedtoborrowthenecklace.Ididn'twantanythingelse,onlythenecklace.Jeanne:I'msureyoulookedbeautifulthatevening,Mathilde.Youwerealwaysaveryprettygirl.Mathilde:PerhapsinthosedaysIwas,buteverythingchangedafterthatnightatthepalace.Jeanne:Didn'tyouhaveagoodtimeatthatball?Mathilde:Yes,averygoodtime,butthatwasthelasttime...thelasthappyeveningforthenexttenyears.Jeanne:Butwhy,Mathilde?Mathilde:OnthewayhomeIlookeddownatmydressandsawthatthenecklacewasgone.ItoldPierre.Wereturnedtothepalaceandlookedineveryroom,butcouldn'tfindit.Ineversawyournecklaceagain,Jeanne.Jeanne:ButMathilde,youbroughtitbacktomethenextafternoon.Irememberverywell.Mathilde:Yes,Jeanne,Ibroughtanecklacetoyou.Itwasexactlylikeyournecklacebutitwasadifferentone.Ihopeitwasasgoodastheoneyoulentme.Itcostusthirty-sixthousandfrancs.Jeanne:Thirty-sixthousand!Mathilde:Yes,PierreandIbrrowedthemoneyandboughtit.Duringthenexttenyearswebothworkednightanddaytopayforit.Thatiswhyyouseethisoldwomanbeforeyounow,Jeanne.Well,afteralltheseyearswe'vepaidoffallourdebts.Jeanne:ButMathilde,mydearfriend,thatwasn'tarealdiamondnecklaceyouborrowedfromme.Itwasmadeofglass.Itwasworthfivehundredfrancsatthemost.LESSON6ABRAHAMLINCOLN亚伯拉罕·林肯AbrahamLincoln,thesonofapoorfamily,wasborninKentuckyonFebruary12,1809.Hespenthischildhoodinhardwork,helpinghisfatherontheirsmallfarm.Hismother,whoheloveddearly,diedin1818.Happilyforhim,hisfather'ssecondwifewaskindtohimtoo.WhenshesawthatAbrahamlikedreading,shedidallshecouldtohelphim.Butthefamilywaspoorandtheboycouldnotgetmanybooks.AbrahamLincolnlatersaidhimselfthatheonlywenttoschoolalittlenowandlittlethen.Hiswholeschooleducationaddeduptonomorethanoneyear.Asayoungmanhewasastorekeeperandlaterapostmaster.Hestudiedlawinhissparetimeandbecamealawyer.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandstronglyagainstslavery.Inallhispoliticallife,hethoughtofbuildingafreestateforallthepeople.In1860,AbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thenheworkedstillharderforfreedomfortheslaves.SoontheSouthernstatesrebelled.Theysetupastateoftheirown,wheretheywouldbefreetokeepNegroesasslaves.LincolnsaidthatitwasnotrightforthesouthtobreakawayfromtheUnion.FightingbrokeoutbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.ThiswastheAmericanCivilWar.ThewarlastedfouryearsbeforetheNorthwonintheend.Thenationwasreunionedandtheslavesweresetfree.In1864,LincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStatesforthesecondtime.Buthisenemies,theslaveownersintheSouthandthebankersinbigcities,whohadgrownrichontheworkoftheslaves,couldnotletLincolncontinuehiswork.He,wholedtheUnitedStatesthroughtheseyears,wasshotonApril14,1865,atatheatreinWashington,D.C.anddiedearlythenextmorning.Thewholenationwasindeepsorrowatthisnews,forthepeoplehadcometolovehimasaninspiringleader,andawise,warm-hearted,honestman.Aboutseventeenmonthsbeforehisdeath,attheopeningofamemorialtothemanymenwholosttheirlivesfightingforthefreedomoftheNegroes,AbrahamLincolntoldhispeoplethatthelivingmustfinishtheworkofthosedead;thattheymustfightforfreedomforall-Negroesandwhites;thatAmericamuststrengthengovernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeople.Today,AbrahamLincolnisregardedasoneofthegreatestofallAmericanpresidents.LESSON7THEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHES皇帝的新装ManyyearsagotherelivedanEmperor,whocaredmoreforfinenewclothesthanforanythingelse.Hehaddifferentclothesforeveryhouroftheday.OnedaytwocheatscamttoseetheEmperor.Theycalledthemselvesweaversandsaidthattheyknewhowtoweaveclothofthemostbeautifulcolorsanddesignsintheworld.Theyalsosaidthatthemostinterestingthingabouttheclothwasthatclothesmadeofitwouldbeinvisibletoanyonewhowaseitherstupidorunfitforhisoffice."Ah,whatsplendidclothes!"thoughttheEmperor."TheyarejustwhatIshallhave.WhenIputthemon,Ishallbeabletofindoutwhichmeninmyempireareunfitfortheiroffices.AndIshallbeabletotellwhoarewiseandwhoarefoolish.Thisclothmustbewovenformerightaway."TheEmperorgavethecheatssomegoldinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkatonce.Sothetwomensetuptwoloomsandpretendedtobeworkingveryhard.Theyaskedforthemostbeautifulsilkandthebestgoldthread.Thistheykeptforthemselves.Andthentheywentonwiththeirworkattheemptyloomsuntillateintothenight.Aftersometimehadpassed,theEmperorsaidtohimself,"Iwonderhowtheweaversaregettingalongwithmycloth."Thenherememberedthatthosewhowereeitherfoolsorunfitfortheirofficescouldnotseethecloth.Thoughhebelievedthatheoughttohavenothingtofearforhimself,hewantedsomeoneelsetolookattheclothfirst.TheEmperorthoughtawhileanddecidedtosendhisoldPrimeMinistertoseethecloth.HethoughtthePrimeMinisterawise,honestmanwhowasmorefitforhisofficethananyoneelse.SotheoldPrinmeMinisterwentintothehallwherethecheatswereworkingattheemptylooms."Godsaveme!"thoughttheoldman,openinghiseyesverywide."Ican'tseeanythingatall."Buthewascarefulnottosayso.Themenwhowerepretendingtoweaveaskedhimtocomecloser.Theypointedtotheemptyloomsandaskedhimifhelikedthedesignandthecolors.ThepooroldPrimeMinisteropendhiseyeswidwider,buthecouldseenothingonthelooms."Dearme,"hesaidtohimself,"AmIfoolishorunfitformyoffice?ImustnevertellanyonethatIcouldnotseethecloth.""Oh!it'smostbeautiful!"saidthePrimeMinisterquickly."Thedesignandthecolors!IwilltelltheEmperorhowwonderfultheyare."TheEmperorwaspleasedbywhatthePrimeMinistertoldhimaboutthecloth.Soonafter,hesentanotherofficialtofindouthowsoontheclothwouldbeready.Thesamethinghappened.Theofficialcouldseenothing,buthesanghighpraiseforthecloth.Whenhegotback,hetoldtheEmperorthattheclothwasbeautifulindeed.AllthepeopleinthecitywerenowtalkingaboutthiswonderfulclothwhichtheEmperorhadorderedrobewovenforsomuchmoney.Andtheywereeagertoknowhowwiseorfoolishtheirfriendsandneighborsmightbe.LESSON8THEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHES(Continued皇帝的新装(续NowatlasttheEmperorwishedtogohimselfandseetheclothwhileitwasstillonthelooms.Hetookwithhimafewofhisofficials,includingtheoldPrinmeMinisterandtheofficialwhohadalreadybeenthere.AssoonastheweaversheardtheEmperorcoming,theypretendedtoworkharderthanever,thoughtheywerenotweavingasinglethreadthroughtheemptylooms."Isn'ttheclothmagnificent?"saidtheofficialandthePrimeMinister."Whatasplendiddesign!Andwhatcolors!"theysaid,whilepointingtotheemptylooms.Theythoughtthateveryoneelsecouldseethewonderfulworkoftheweaversthoughtheycouldnotseeitthemselves."Whatonearthcanthismean?"saidtheEmperortohimself."Idon'tseeanything.Thisishorrible!ButImustn'tletanyoneknow.""Theclothisbeautiful,"hecriedoutloud."Beautiful!Iamverypleasedwithit."TheofficialscouldseenomorethantheEmperor,buttheyallshouted,‘Beautiful!Excellent!Magnificent!"andothersuchexpressions.TheytoldtheEmperorthatheshouldhavenewclothesmadeofthissplendidclothforthecominggreatprocession.TheyEmperornodded.Hecriedhardtopretendtoshareinthepleasureofhisofficialsandgaveeachoftheweaversamedal.Thenightbeforetheprocession,thetwomenhadtheirlightsburningallnightlong.TheywantedeveryonetoseehowhardtheywereworkingontheEmperor'snewclothes.Atlasttheycried,"Finished!TheEmperor'snewclothesarenowready!"ThentheEmperorarrivedwithhishghofficials."Nowifyoutakeoffyourclothes,YourMajesty,wewillfitthenewclothesonyouinfrontofthemirror,"saidthecheats.TheEmperorwasthenundressed,andthecheatspretenedtodresshiminhisnewclothes.TheEmperorturnedfromsidetosideinfrontofthemirrior."HowsplendidtheEmperorlooksinhisnewclothes!"everyonecried."Andhowwelltheyfit!Whatasplendiddesign!Andwhatcolors!""Well,IsupposeI'mreadyfortheprocession,"saidtheEmperor."Don'tyouthinktheyareanicefit?"Andheturnedagaininfrontofthemirror,inordertomaketheothersthinkhewaslookingathisnewclothes."Yes,perfectlywonderful!"criedhisofficials.Andsotheprocessionbegan.TheEmperorwalkedinthemiddleoftheprocession,throughthestreetsofthecity.Andallthepeoplestandingbyandthoseatthewindowscriedout,"On,howsplendidourEmperor'snewclothesare!Whataperfectfit!"NoonedaredsaythathecouldnotseetheEmperor'snewclothes.Suddenlyalittlechild'svoicewasheard:"Buthehasnothingon!""Goodheavens!Listentothatsillychild!"saidthefather."Didyouhearwhatthechildsaid?"somepeoplenearbyaskedeachother.Whatthechildhadsaidwaswhisperedfromonetotheother."Ican'tseeanythingatallontheEmperor,"criedoneortwoofthebraverones.Thecrywastakenupandsooneveryonewasnoddngandsaying,"BUTHEHASNOTHINGON!"TheEmperorheardthecries.Hefeltverysilly,forheknewthatthepeoplewereright.Buthethought,"Theprocessionhasatarted,anditmustgoon!"SotheEmperorheldhisheadhigherthanever.Andthetwoofficialswhowerefollowinghimtookgreattroubletoholduphigherthetrainoftherobethatwasn'tthereatall.LESSON9LADYSILKWORM蚕花娘子Longlongago,therelivedinHangzhouagirlcalledAqiao.WhenAqiaowasnineyearsold,hermotherdied.HerfatherremarriedandthestepmotherwascrueltoAqiaoandherbrother.Onewintermorning,thestepmothertoldAqiaotogooutandcutsomegrassforthesheep.Thepoorgirl,withabasketonherback,searchedalldayfromtheriversidetothefootofthemountain.Butwherecouldshefindanygreengrassinwinter?Shewastired,coldandhungry,butshewasafraidtogohomeandfaceherstepmother.Asshewalked