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The dove and the ant



zhī
mǎ

dào
hé
biān
yǐn
shuǐ

què
bù
xìng
diào
rù
hé
zhōng


An ant was drinking at a river. Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the water.


zhī
gē

kàn
jiàn

rēng
xià

duàn
shù
zhī

jiāng
tā
jìu



A dove took pity on him. She threw a small branch into the river. The ant seized the bough, and swam back to the shore.

guò
le
bù
jǐu

mǎ

kàn
jiàn
liè
rén
zhèng
zài
ná
qiāng
miáo
zhǔn
gē


jìu
hěn
hěn
dè
cháo
tā
jiǎo
shàng
yǎo
le

kǒu

méi
ràng
tā
dǎ
zhōng


A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming a gun at the dove. He bit the man in the foot sharply.The man missed the shot, and the dove's life was saved.

gē

fēi
cháng
gǎn

mǎ


cóng


tā
men
chéng
le
hǎo
péng
yǒu


The dove felt very grateful. She made good friends with the ant.

yù

yǒu
xiē
péng
yǒu
yě
xǔ
píng
shí
kàn
shì
wēi
bù
zú
dào

dàn
què
yǒu
kě
néng
zài
wǒ
men
shēn
chǔ
kùn
jìng
de
shí
hòu

gōng
jù
dà
de
bāng
zhù


The fable tells us some friends maybe will give us great help when we are in trouble although they seem unattractive.


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