Long time ago, there lived a king. He was irresponsible（不负责任的）. He ________ cared about his country and people. All his people complained（抱怨）about this.

One day, the king went hunting in the forest. After some time, he felt ________. He came to a lake. When he drank water from the lake, he saw a swan（天鹅） ________ on a big stone nearby. “I want to catch the swan!” he thought.

As soon as he held up his bow（弓）, the swan was gone. ________ his surprise, he heard a sweet voice, “I am the swan. ________ you want to catch me, you must come to the wonderland（奇境）.”

The king said, “Please ________ me the way to the wonderland!”

“Do good things for your people, and my messenger（信使）will come and lead you there,” the ________ replied.

With this in mind, the king dressed up and went out into the streets. He gave some ________ to a poor old man. After the old man ________ it happily, he began to chat with the king. When they talked about peoples life in the country, the old man became ________ and said, “Do you know why I’m so poor? It’s because of our king! He has done ________ for us.”

________, the king heard the swan’s voice again. “Listen! It seems that you are doing something ________ only because you want to go to the wonderland. That’s not enough. You should always ________ all your people and be kind to them.” the swan said.

The king realized this was ________. He became responsible and worked very hard. Finally, he understood that making his country a great place was like making a wonderland of his own.

All the time, little Dick was happy. He used to go about singing and dancing the whole day long. Nothing could make him sad.

One day, Dick wanted to travel in the _________. So he set out with excitement, singing till he made the forest full of songs.

He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was _________. He found himself in the hands of a tall giant (庞然大物), a hundred times as _________ as himself! The giant looked at him and then put him into a large _________ and carried him off.

Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag, _________ the giant only laughed.

At last the giant came to his house-a dark place. When he got in, _________ shut the door, and took Dick out of the bag.

Dick now thought he would _________, for when he looked around he saw a large fire, and before it his two brothers were roasted (烤) for the giant’s dinner. However, the giant, did not kill Dick, but put him into a prison ( 监狱) which he had _________ for him.

The prison was dark, with bars (栏杆) all round it. The only food was bread and water. Dick beat his head _________ the bars. Dick was too __________ to think of eating or drinking.

The __________ Dick thought of his free life-warm home, close friends, the __________ , the trees and the flowers.

The giant came again, and wanted Dick to sing as he __________ do. “Sing, sing!” said he. But Dick was too sad to __________ . A prison is no place in which to sing. __________ the giant grew angry, and took Dick out to force him to sing. Dick cried, struggled, and then died in the giant’s hand!

This is a true story. Poor Dick was a little bird, and the giant was a cruel boy.

Once there lived a wise man. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day. The wise man was _______ about his son's future. One day, he said to his son, "I want you to find some _______. I have drawn a map to guide you/Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son _______ the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains.

Along the way, he was helped by some with food and by some with rooms to live in. He came across robbers(强盗）who tried to rob him. He also saw changing scenery（风景）and seasons. _______, after a long year, he got to the place his father said. He _______ two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found _______.

So he had to head back _______ his home. On the way, he experienced the same scenery. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to make meals. He even had to fix his clothes _______. He was now able to tell time by the position of the sun. He met the same people who had helped him _______. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he got home, he said ________ to his father for not finding the treasure. "There wasn't any treasure in the very first place, my son, "the father answered with a smile. "But I think you have found your life's true purpose. "