Unit 8 Once upon a Time
Section A, 1b, 1c, and 1d
Conversation 1
Chen Jie: Please share our favourite story with me, Peter.
Peter: Sure. Once a lion caught a mouse. The mouse was afraid.
He said, "Please let me go! One day I will help you!" The lion
laughed and let the mouse go. Later, a hunter caught the lion in a
net. The mouse helped the lion then. He bit through the net and set
the lion free!
Chen Jie: I like that story. Kindness is never wasted.
Conversation 2
Emma: What's your favorite story, Teng Fei?
Teng Fei: Oh, I like this one. A farmer lost his horse. His neighbours said,
"How unlucky!" But the farmer just said, "Maybe." Later, his
horse came back with seven other horses. People said, "That's
great!" But the farmer said, "Maybe." Later, his son broke his
leg when he tried to ride a horse. People said, "That's terrible!"
Again, the farmer said, "Maybe." Well, because of his leg, the
son didn't have to join a war, That saved his life!
Emma: I see, Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could
go wrong too.
Teng Fei: Yes, you never know.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Section A, 2a and 2e
Here's The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.
Once upon a time, an emperor liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy
some new clothes.
Two brothers came and lied to him, "We can make wonderful clothes!
But only clever people can see them!" They pretended to make the
clothes.
The emperor's officials couldn't see the clothes, but they said,"What
lovely clothes!" The emperor couldn't see anything either, but he said,
"They're beautiful !" No one wanted to look silly.
The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the
street praised them. They were afraid to look silly too!
Suddenly, a boy shouted, "Look! The emperor has no clothes on!"
Everyone looked at one another. They started laughing.
The end! Did you like the story? Please tell me what you think!
Section B, 1b
The Ugly Duckmg
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little
ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last
duckling was big and grey. "He doesn't look like us! What an ugly
duckling! " the other ducklings said. “That's not nice!" said Mother
Duck. “He's still a duck like us!”
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other
ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to
go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search
for a new home. He met many other birds, but all of them thought that
he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. "May I stay with you?"
he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him
because he could not purr or lay eggs!
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw
three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. "I wish I
looked like you!" he cried. "My friend, you do look like us! Look in
the water!" one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to
his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
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