Once upon a time, there was a farmer. One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck. The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.  That night he thought, I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it. So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.  But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.

Americans with small families own a car. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. If the family is big, they will buy a van (面包车).

Americans call vans “motor homes”. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family is travelling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happy trip because they are travelling together. That is why motor homes become popular. In America, there is a lot of parking for motor homes.

Mr Black and his wife had a third child last year. So they bought (买) a van. They put things on the sixth and the seventh seats, because a family of five must carry many suitcases (旅行箱) when they travel.

A wolf (狼) was in a pit (坑). He was very hot and hungry. "Help!" he said. An elephant saw it and said, "Let's help the wolf!" A rabbit said, "He is going to eat you. " A sheep came and asked,"What happened?" The elephant and the rabbit told him about it. And the sheep made a rope. They helped the wolf come out.

The wolf said, "Thank you, friends. But I'm hungry now. I'll eat you. " The wolf laughed (笑) and laughed. He laughed so much that he dropped into (掉入) the pit again! This time, the elephant, the rabbit and the sheep will not help him again.

Good morning, everyone. I’m the weather reporter Tom. Today, the weather changes a lot. It is fine and sunny this morning. The high temperature will be 18℃ at about 11:30 a.m. In the afternoon, it will become windy and cloudy. The temperature will be10℃ at about 4:00 p.m. In the evening, it will be rainy and the temperature will be 5℃. So please take your umbrella and put on your coat if you want to go outside.

My new friend

Hi, I’m Li Yan. I have got a new friend. His name is Peter. He is American. He’s from New York. He is very cool. He likes jeans. He is tall and fat. He has big eyes and short hair. He likes Chinese food very much. He has a dog. It has a big mouth and a long tail. It’s yellow.