No Pains，No Gains

One day a big red hen plays with her chickens at home. After some time， she wants to eat something and she takes her chickens out to look for food.

When they eat， she finds a grain of wheat（一粒小麥）， so she asks her chickens to plant it next to their home. But no one wants to do it. The big red hen has to do it.

After a long time， they get a lot of wheat. She says to her chickens， “Who will take the wheat to the shop and get some flour（面粉）？” But they don’t want to do it. So she takes the wheat to the shop and takes the flour home.

After she gets home， she says， “Who will make some bread with the flour？” They all say they don’t have time and don’t want to do it.

When she makes the bread， she says to her chickens， “Who wants to eat the bread？”

“I will， ” they say.

“No， you can’t. You don’t do anything. You have to know ‘No pains， no gains（一分耕耘一分收獲）’. ” She doesn’t give any bread to her chickens and she eats all the bread.

跟蹤練習：

1. What do the chickens find when they eat？

A. Some bread. B. A grain of wheat.

C. Some flour. D. Some tigers.

2. The big hen plants the wheat____________.

A. next to her home B. on the farm

C. next to the shop D. on the hill

3. Why does the hen want to plant the wheat？

A. She is free on Sunday.

B. She wants her chickens to do all the things.

C. She wants to get a lot of wheat.

D. She doesn’t want to play with her chickens.

Keys：BAC