Many years ago there was an old man. He had a 【小题1】 monkey and he loved it very much. The old man often【小题2】 a nap in a chair in his garden. The monkey would sit beside him in the chair and 【小题3】 the flies away from the old man’s face.

One summer afternoon, the old man was【小题4】 in his chair. A fly came and sat on the【小题5】 of his nose. The monkey drove it away. In a minute it was back. Again the monkey drove it away. This went【小题6】 for five or six times. The monkey grew very 【小题7】. It ran to a pile of stones and picked one 【小题8】, then it waited by the old man, watching carefully. When another fly came near the old man’s face, the monkey held up the stone. As soon as the fly【小题9】 on the old man’s nose, the monkey hit it hard. Blood came out from the nose and the 【小题10】 fly fell on the ground.