There was a big lake in the forest. A crocodile (鳄鱼) with his wife lived in the lake. They ate fishes. By the lake stood a big tree. A monkey lived in it. He ate fruits. The monkey and the crocodile met every day and often played together.

One day, the crocodile’s wife saw the monkey and she wanted to eat the monkey’s heart. She said to her husband, “I don’t want to eat fishes in the lake any more. I think the monkey’s heart must be delicious. Go and get it for me!” The crocodile didn’t agree. But his wife added, “Don’t worry. Just bring him here and try to push him down into the water.” After thinking for a long time, the crocodile agreed.

The next day the crocodile invited the monkey to play by the lake. While they were playing, the crocodile pushed the monkey down into the water. The monkey asked the crocodile why he did that. The crocodile said, “My wife wants to eat your heart.” The monkey was shocked but he said, “I left my heart in the tree. Let’s go to take it.” The crocodile agreed. When they reached the tree, the monkey climbed up the tree quickly and said, “My heart is in my body.”

A girl was walking in the woods when she found two weak birds. She took them home and put them in a small cage (鸟笼). She took good care of them. The birds grew strong. Every morning, they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted them to sing for her forever.

One day, the girl left their cage door open by mistake. The bigger of the two birds flew out. The girl watched as he rose high into the sky. She was afraid that he would fly away and she would never see him again. As he flew close, she caught him in her hand and held him tightly (紧紧地).   She was happy. Suddenly, she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hand. The bird was dead! Her love had stolen life from the beautiful bird.

The other bird was pushing against the cage. She could see how much he wanted to be free.

She took him out of the cage and gently sent him to the air. Would the bird fly away? In fact, the bird just wanted to stretch (伸展) his wings. He flew around the girl twice and then came to rest on her shoulder.

The girl watched the bird with joy in her heart. She wasn't worried anymore. She wanted the bird to be happy. The bird sat by the girl's ear and sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.

The best way to keep love is to give them wings.

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer's hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach and was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all,she had been through,this was what she needed.

"It's getting late,” she thought, " I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react,when she got home after the three days she was missing.She kept on walking,There was nobody else on the road.She walked slowly and silently.

It was really getting dark now ,the sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too.She imagined having her favorite sweater on:it kept her really warm.This thought   disappeared when she finally saw her front door.It seemed different, Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days.She was shocked:her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now.. It all seemed deserted.She couldn't understand what was going on.

She entered the house.First.she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father, reading"'Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready, 1 went looking.”Ellen was her mother but —-where was she? She went into her parents' room.Then she saw her.Her mother, lying on the bed, sleeping.Her face looked so tired,as if she hadn't slept for days.She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked to tired.So Jenny just fell asleep beside her.When Jennifer woke up , she wasn't in her mother's room.She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas(睡衣).

It felt so good being back home.Suddenly she heard a voice,"Are you feeling better now,dear? You now got us very, very seared.”