Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in the forest, there began appearing squirrels（松鼠）, rabbits in shoes, and even rats（鼠）, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion — fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid — jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, slipped（滑到）from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’ need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.

We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well.

People say that “an elephant never forgets.” Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live. But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over one hundred thousand in 1987). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.

Remember that March 13^th is Tai Elephant Day.

The Mogo Wildlife Park, an Australian zoo, saved all of its animals facing danger from bush fires(林区大火), thanks to a zookeeper, who brought monkeys, pandas, and even a tiger to his home. The Mogo Wildlife Park is located in the South Coast. It is just 10 kilometers from Bateman’s Bay, a popular tourist place that has been seriously influenced by the fires. The fires have made thousands of people leave their homes and at least eight people die.

The zoo houses nearly 200 animals, including Sumatran tigers and southern white rhinos. Chad Staples, the director of the zoo, told the Broadcasting Company that zookeepers were well-prepared to protect the animals as bush fires broke out over the New Year’s Eve. “Thanks to the amazing staff here and a plan, no one is hurt, not a single animal.” Sara Ang from the wildlife park told BBC Radio 5 that some of the smaller monkeys and red pandas were moved into Staples’ home. Staples told the ABC that zookeepers felt it was safer to keep larger and more dangerous animals including lions and gorillas in their night enclosures(圈地) where they would feel more comfortable as bush fires burned around them.

Staples told The Times that the team on-site fought against fires at the 65-acre park for several hours. He thanked his staff for working tirelessly to protect the animals because they “love them like their own family”. The zoo confirmed on Tuesday that every animal was “safe and in wonderful care.”