There once lived a bird and her two babies in a forest. One day, there was a big storm. A heavy branch fell and killed the mother bird. _________, the wind blew the baby birds away and they survived. One of them came down near a cave where robbers (强盗) lived. The other _________ outside a wise man’s house.

Days passed and the baby birds _________. One day, a king came to the forest to hunt. He saw a deer and rode after it deep into the forest. Soon he lost his way. Very tired, he sat down under a tree. Suddenly, he heard a voice. “Quick! _________ is here. Come and take his gold and horse. Hurry or he’ll run away.” The king was surprised. He looked up and saw a big, brown bird. He also heard low noises coming from the cave. He rode away as _________ as he could.

Soon, he came to the _________ man’s house. He heard a gentle voice, “Welcome, Sir. Please go inside and rest.” The king looked up and saw another big, brown _________.

Later the wise man came back. The king _________ him the story of the two birds. “They look so alike, but they behaved so differently. The forest is filled with surprises.” The wise man smiled, “After all, one is known by the company (同伴) one keeps. That bird has _________ so much talk about robbing that he talks like a robber now. This one has repeated what he has always heard. So he _________ people.”