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English Reading # 1
Clever Gretel

One day, Mr. Peterson told his cook, Gretel, that a guest was coming over. He
wanted her to roast two hens for them, so Gretel put two hens over a fire.

After a while, the hens turned brown. But Mr. Peterson’s guest hadn’t arrived
yet. Gretel noticed that one of the wings was burning. “What a shame, “she said.
She ate the wing so that it wouldn’t burn anymore.

A few hours went by. Mr. Peterson’s guest hadn’t arrived. She couldn’t even
find Mr. Peterson “Perhaps they went somewhere else for dinner, “ Gretel said.

“Well, I’ve already started eating one of the hens,” she said “ I might as well
finish it.” Gretel ate the rest of it. It was so delicious that she ate the second hen,
too.

Suddenly, Gretel heard Mr. Peterson’s voice, “My guest is here! Let him in! “
Mr. Peterson ran to the dining room table and picked up a knife. He was hungry
for a hen.

Gretel ran to the front door. She whispered to the guest, “ You must leave !
“Mr. Peterson wants to cut off your ears ! “ This scared the guest, and he started
running away.

Then, Gretel went into the dining room and said, “ Mr. Peterson, your guest
just ran away with both hens !” Mr. Peterson ran after him, but he forgot to put
down the knife.

Waving the knife in the air, Mr. Peterson yelled, “ I just want a hen ! “ But the
guest was covering his ears with his hands. Meanwhile, clever Gretel went to bed
with a full stomach.

(出自 ABC 英語故事袋 -格林童話篇)

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