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One day, a fox invited a stork (鹳) for dinner. The stork was very happy to go to the fox’s home, as she 【小题1】 thought that he didn’t like her. She arrived at the fox’s home on time and knocked on (敲) the door 【小题2】 her long beak (喙).

The fox took her to the dinner table and 【小题3】 her some soup in shallow (浅的) bowls for both of them to drink. But because the bowl was too shallow for the stork, she couldn’t have 【小题4】 of the soup. The fox, however, quickly licked up (舔光) 【小题5】 soup and laughed at the stork. The stork was very angry, but she didn’t show her anger. She thanked the fox for 【小题6】 her. To teach the fox a lesson, she invited him for dinner the next day.

She cooked soup, too, 【小题7】 this time the soup was given in two tall vases (花瓶). The stork’s long beak made it easy for her to drink the soup from the vase. But the fox couldn’t 【小题8】 the soup because his neck was too 【小题9】. The fox understood what the stork meant. He 【小题10】 really sorry.