Once upon a time，there lived a girl in ancient China named Mulan．Mulan's father used to be a general．He was too old to fight．but not too old to____ Mulan how to ride a horse and use a sword（剑）． Girls usually did not learn these____． But Mulan's father believed everyone should know how to__ even girls．

One day， the emperor sent soldiers to Mulan's village．The war was coming．Men were ____for the army． the leader of the soldiers put up a list of names in the village square． Each name meant one man from each family．

Mulan saw her father's name on the list． She knew her father couldn't fight in a war． Mulan's brother was a young child． There was____ Mulan who could take her father's place． But the army did not lake girls as fighting men．

Quietly， the next morning， Mulan stole her father's armor （盔甲）． She dressed up herself as a____．The soldiers accepted"him"in her____ place．

Mulan was very careful over the years． No one found that she was a girl． When the war was over，Mulan received a special prize from the emperor for her___．

The emperor gave her a horse and a lot of wealth!

Her family greeted her with joy． Mulan dressed once again in the clothes of a woman．

Two of the men who had worked with Mulan____by her home， on their way home． When Mulan greeted them, they could not believe their eyes.

After recalling many memories， they_____believed that Mulan was a woman． They spread Mulan's story across China and it inspired many young women to ride horses and use swords．