Lesson 8 A Pleasant Tale

1、The king had made a law②. The people in the town had to be pleasant to the princess③. Each day, the princess stood on the castle④ wall so everyone could be pleasant to her. Each day, a few people looked up pleasantly. No one waved or smiled. This made the princess sad and mad.

2、One day, she noticed a market girl in the marketplace. The market girl waved and everyone she met waved back to her. They smiled. They looked pleasant. The princess had the girl brought to the castle.

3、“Why do people wave and smile at you? Why are they pleasant?” demanded the princess.

4、The market girl thought this was a silly question. “Perhaps⑤ it is because I wave and smile at them,” she said pleasantly.

5、The next day, the princess stood on the castle wall and waved. She even smiled. Down in the marketplace, the market girl waved and smiled back. This made the princess happy.

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Exercises

Ⅰ . How well did you read?

1. [Give the reason] Why did the princess stood on the castle wall?

A. Because she wanted to see the places far away.

B. Because she wanted to wave to the people in town.

C. Because she wanted the people to be pleasant to her.

2. [Grasp the main idea] What lesson did the princess learn from the market girl?

A. If she is pleasant, others will be pleasant.

B. The people are afraid of the princess.

C. The people are not polite.

Ⅱ . Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or expressions.

1. “Why do people wave and smile at you? Why are they pleasant?” demanded the princess. (Para. 3)

A. 质问 B. 需求 C. 震惊

2. The market girl thought this was a silly question. (Para. 4)A. easy B. foolish C. difficult

Ⅲ . Writing practice.

Tell the story in your own words according to the questions below.

1. What did the king do? Why?

2. Why did the princess stand on the castle wall?

3. Did anyone wave or smile to her?

4. How did she feel?

5. What did she ask the market girl?

6. What did she learn from the market girl?

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