1.A Holiday

It's fine today. Tom and his family are at a park. The man in white is his father. He is standing by the lake and looking at the boats. The woman in blue is his mother. She is sitting on the grass. Beside his mother is Alice, his sister. She is eating cake. The park is big, and there are many trees and flowers in

it. They are having a good time.

2.An Old Mouse

An old woman has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. One day the old cat sees a mouse. she jumps and catches the mouse. But she cannot bite it. So the mouse gets out of her mouth and runs away.

Then the old woman is very angry because the cat cannot kill the mouse. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, "Don't beat me. Be friendly

to me. When I was young, I did good work for you."

3.A hungry fox

A hungry fox is from a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pulls the door. But it locked. He sees there is a hen inside.

"Hello I'll come to visit you," he tells the hen. "I know that you are ill. Come out and let me take your temperature."

"Thank you," says the hen. "I have a headache. But if I come out, you will kill me."

4.Help Each Other

Look! Kate is flying a bird kite. Oh, her kite is in the tree. And it is broken. She can't climb up the tree. Li Lei and Jim are coming here. Li Lei is helping her. He is getting the kite from the tree. But he can't get down. Jim is helping Li Lei. Li Lei is jumping to the wall. They are getting down from the wall. Kate, Jim, and Li Lei are mending the kite under the tree. They are good friends.

5.The Weather

The weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time.

The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.