A Foolish Chicken

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Christmas was1 coming. Mr Smith had2 no money to buy any presents for his children. His wife3 was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine4. And the harvest5 was bad and all his family were going6 go be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried7 about it.

"We had only a cock8," said9 Mrs Smith one day. "You'd better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children."

"It's a good idea!" the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box. It was difficult to walk on the road covered10 with thick snow. Two hours later11 he was very tied and wanted to have a rest. He put the box to the ground12 and sat13 down.

"The air in the box must be close," the man said to himself14. "I'd better let the cock walk outside for a while15, or it'll die16."

So he put the cock to the ground. When he started again, he couldn't catch it any longer.

"How foolish17 you are!" Mr Smith called out angrily. "You can herald18 the break of day at night but you cann't find the way to the town in the daytime19!"

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1 was           
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
2 had           
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
3 wife           
n.妻子，太太，老婆
参考例句：
She is my wife.她是我妻子。
He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
4 medicine            
n.药，医学，内科，内服药；vt.给…用药
参考例句：
I studied medicine in college.我在大学学医学。
Time is the best medicine.时间是最好的良药。
5 harvest             
n.收获，收成，结果，成果；v.收获，收割
参考例句：
There was a good harvest that year.那一年收成好。
The autumn harvest is about to start.秋收即将开始。
6 going             
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
参考例句：
We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
7 worried            
adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的
参考例句：
He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。
8 cock           
n.公鸡，雄鸟；旋塞，开关
参考例句：
The cock is crowing.这只公鸡正在啼鸣。
The cloud was in the shape of a cock.那云成公鸡形。
9 said             
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
10 covered   
adj.大量的；有遮盖物的，（尤指）有顶的v.覆盖( cover的过去式和过去分词)；掩护；包括
参考例句：
His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。
His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。
11 later             
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
参考例句：
He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
12 ground           
n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础
参考例句：
The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。
13 sat             
v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐
参考例句：
He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。
14 himself            
pron.他自己
参考例句：
He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
15 while           
conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句：
In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
16 die   
v.死；死亡
参考例句：
Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。
17 foolish           
adj.愚蠢的，傻的；荒谬的，可笑的
参考例句：
The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。
Don't worry me with such foolish questions.不要用这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。
18 herald           
vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎
参考例句：
In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
19 daytime             
n.白天，日间
参考例句：
You can't see them in the daytime.在白天，你看不见他们。
We must finish it in the daytime.我们必须在白天完成这件事。