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2013 英語朗讀比賽國中組文章 1
（1）The Farm Mouse and the City Mouse
Ben was a
little farm mouse. Alvin
Ben stayed all day
in his straw bed. When the sun went down, he went out to find little round
seeds to eat. Then he went back to his straw house. Ben was happy.
One morning after a
nap Ben called Alvin
“I’ll be happy to
come,” said Alvin
“I’ll learn what a
farm mouse does.”
The next morning Alvin Alvin
Ben picked round seeds for Alvin Alvin Alvin said, “I am taking the train to the city,” said Alvin
Ben wanted to learn
what living in the city was like.
He went with Alvin Alvin
“Does the pet cat
chase you?” Ben asked Alvin
“The pet cat does not know
I live here” said Alvin.
“We can not
let them see us.”
So with much care
Ben and Alvin walked along the side of a big room. They saw good things to eat.
Ben picked up something to eat. Just then Alvin
“Here comes the
woman!” said Alvin
Ben dropped what he
was eating. They ran away at once. They did not eat any of the good things they
saw. After a nap Ben and Alvin went back to the room where they saw good things
to eat.
Ben picked up
something to eat. Just then Alvin
“Here comes the pet
cat!” said Alvin
Ben dropped what he
was eating. They ran away. They did not eat any of the good things they saw.
“That does it” said
Ben shaking. “I don’t want any more of this. In the city you have more than
little round seeds to eat. But you have to run away from a woman and a pet cat!
Having to do that is not any fun,”
So Ben went back to
the farm. Ben was happy.
2013 英語朗讀比賽國中組文章 2
（2）The
Ice Cream Touch
Tommy loved
ice cream. He ate ice cream every day. He couldn’t bear to live without ice
cream. One day. Tommy met a vanilla ice cream-colored rabbit in the woods.
“I have magic
power. I can give you one wish,” said the rabbit.
“Really? May I?”
Tommy was surprised. “Yes,” said the rabbit.
“ I wish
everything I touch would be ice cream,” Tommy said.
“Good. This is
a magic pill. After you eat it, your wish will come true,” said the rabbit.
The next
morning, Tommy took the pill. He wondered what would happen next. He touched
his red pillow. It became ice cream. He took a bite, he found it was delicious!
Tommy was very
excited. He touched all the things in his room. Now he had an ice cream bed, an
ice cream quilt, and an ice cream desk.
“The magic is
real!” he shouted.
He touched his
white pants and red shirts. They became ice cream! Now Tommy was a little upset.
He couldn't get dressed. He started to cry. Guess what? They were ice cream
tears.
Then Tommy
heard a sound. It was Mimi, his pure white little cat. Mimi was Tommy’s best
friend. Tommy cuddled his cat.
“Oh, no!” His
best friend also became ice cream.
At that
moment, the vanilla ice cream-colored rabbit showed up.
The rabbit
looked at all the ice cream and asked, ”What happened? You look so sad,”
Tommy cried
louder.
“Please help
me. I don’t want any ice cream! I just want my cat back!”
“Well, OK,”
said the rabbit,
“Now I will
give you another wish. Touch things with your right hand and they will return
to their original form.”
Tommy stopped
crying.
He touched
Mimi with his right hand. Mimi was pure white again and leaned against him.
Tommy was so
happy!
Then he
touched all his things. Very soon, there was no more ice cream. Now Tommy still
loved ice cream. He still ate ice cream every day, but he made a wish in his
heart:
“I wish I
never see that vanilla ice cream-colored rabbit ever again!”
2013 英語朗讀比賽國中組文章 3
（3）The
Lion and the Mouse
One day, a
lion lay asleep in the deep jungle. A tiny mouse was running about in the tall
grass. Without noticing where he was headed, the mouse ran over the lion’s head
and down his nose.
The lion awoke
with a loud roar, and down came his paws over the little mouse. The great beast
was about to open his huge jaws to swallow the tiny creature. At that moment,
he heard the cry of the frightened mouse:
“Pardon me, O
my great King, I beg of you,” said the mouse.
“If you will
only forgive me this time, I shall never forget your kindness. I meant no harm,
and I certainly didn't want to disturb you, your Majesty. If you spare my life,
perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn in the near future.”
After hearing
what the mouse said, the lion began to laugh, and he laughed so hard that his
stomach started to ache terribly. “How could a tiny creature like
you ever do anything to help a great creature like me?” The
lion shook his
head with laughter.
“Oh, well,” he
shrugged and looked down at the frightened little mouse, “You’re not so much of
a good meal to me anyway.” So he took his paws off the poor little prisoner,
and then the mouse ran away immediately.
Some time
after this incident, there were three skillful hunters who wanted to carry a
lion to their King as a birthday gift. So, they carefully chose the spot in the
jungle and set up rope nets, trying to capture the lion alive. The lion, who was
hunting for some food without noticing the coming danger, fell into the trap.
He angrily
roared and fiercely thrashed around, trying to free himself out. But, with
every move he made, the ropes bound him even tighter and tighter instead.
The desperate
lion started to fear that he might never be able to escape from this trap, so
he roared pitifully. His thunderous bellows echoed through the whole jungle and
against the sky. The tiny mouse, who was scurrying about far
away, heard the lion’s roars.” he said to himself and
remembered his promise to the lion. So he ran to see whether he could be of any
help.
After
discovering the sad state in which the lion was, the mouse comforted him and
said, “Stop whatever you are doing now! You must not roar. If you make so much noise,
the hunters will come and capture you. I’ll get you out of this trap as soon as
possible.”
With his sharp
little teeth, the mouse gnawed at the ropes until they broke. Seizing this
great opportunity, the lion had stepped out of the net, and he was free once
more. Then the mouse said, “Now, was I not right? I promised you that I would
come to help you if you were in the real danger of losing your life!”
“Thank you, my
good mouse,” gently said the lion.
“You did help
me even though I am big, and you are so little. Now I understand that kindness
is always worth while, and even the strong sometimes need the friendship of the
weak!”
2013 英語朗讀比賽國中組文章 4
（4）The Puppy Who Wanted to Be a Cat
Life seemed far too busy for Penny the puppy. There was
always something her parents wanted her to do, and she was fed up with it. So
one day, Penny decided to be…a cat. “Cats can do whatever they like,” Penny
said to her brother and sister. “I mean, just look at Ginger!”
Penny and her family shared the house with Ginger the
cat. He did an awful lot of dozing and was never, ever, in a hurry.
“But you’re a dog,” said Penny’s brother. “You can’t be a
cat.”
“Oh, can’t I?” said Penny. “We’ll soon see about that!”
From then on, Penny copied everything Ginger did. She
walked like a cat, stretched out on the rug like a cat, and even tried to miaow
like a cat, although that was quite hard. And when her parents told her to do
something, she said, “I’m sorry, I can’t do that. I’m a cat!” As you can
imagine, after a while this started to drive her parents crazy. So they came up
with a plan.
The next morning there was a
surprise for Penny. At breakfast, her brother’s bowl was full of lovely chunky
dog food and so was her sister’s. But Penny’s contained something rather
strange.
“What’s this?” asked Penny,
sniffing at it.
“Well, since you’re a cat now,”
said her mother, “we thought you ought to have cat food for your meals!”
Suddenly, Penny wasn’t so sure
being a cat was such a good idea. How could Ginger eat this disgusting stuff?
It was yuck…
The rest
of the family burst out laughing at the look on Penny’s face. Penny also
laughed when her father took away the bowl of cat food and produced a proper
breakfast for her. And from then on Penny was a puppy again. At least she was—until
she saw a bird flying through the sky.
“Don’t be
absurd,” said her sister. “You can’t be a bird!”
But Penny’s
parents wouldn’t put anything past her. And neither would I.
2013 英語朗讀比賽國中組文章 5
（5）Rose White and Rose Red
There were two
beautiful sisters, Rose White and Rose Red. They lived with their mother in a
little cottage on a hill near the forest.
One snowy winter night, they were inside their
cottage, keeping warm by the fire. Suddenly, they heard a loud thumping knock
at the front door, “Bang, bang!” Mother Rose slowly opened the door to see who
was knocking. It was a bear!
“May I come in?” the bear said. “The snow
outside is terrible, and I am cold.” The mother felt sorry for the bear, and
soon they were all talking by the fire.
Every night that winter, the bear came to
their cottage to sit by the fire and talk. They all became great friends. But
when spring came, the bear had to leave.
He said, “I must go back to the forest now to protect my gold.” A few
days later, Rose White and Rose Red were taking a walk in the forest. There found
an elderly gnome with his beard stuck in an old fallen tree! “We will help
you,” they said. And they cut his beard loose from the tree. The gnome was
angry that they had cut his beard and ran away without even saying “thank you.”
The next day, the sisters were collecting
berries in the forest when they saw the gnome again. They decided to follow him
deep into the woods. They followed him into a cave where they saw piles of gold
and jewels! Suddenly, they heard growling. “Grrrrrrr!” “Who is stealing my
gold?” growled a bear from deep inside the cave. “They are!” squeaked the
gnome. And he pointed to the two sisters. “No, you are!” said the bear, and he
chased the gnome deep into the cave. When the bear returned, the sisters
recognized him as their friends. “Thank
you,” he said and the two girls ran to the bear and hugged him.
A big poof of
white smoke appeared! Where was the bear? The bear had been under the evil
gnome’s spell. Now, he was a prince! The prince, Rose White and Rose Red walked
back to the cottage joyfully.
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