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   Michael worked in a factory near a forest. One day, his boss ordered him ____ (cut) down some trees in the forest. When Michael wanted to cut down a tree, a bird flew down and said that the tree was ____(it) home and it asked Michael not to do that. Michael didn’t know what to do, ____ he finally agreed. The bird was happy and ____(tell) Michael a secret. 

  The next morning, Michael got up earlier ____ usual. He went to find the bird and followed it to a mountain. Michael saw much gold there. The bird said, “You can pick as ____ gold as you can. ____, there is one thing you should keep ____ mind — remember to leave before the sun comes up.” Then Michael picked some gold and left ____(quick). 

  His life became ____(good) than before. Michael told Daniel the secret. Daniel went to the mountain, too. But he was too greedy(贪婪的). He wanted more gold and didn’t leave. At last, after the sun came up, the gold turned into stones. What happened to Daniel? He became a bird.