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English Reading # 2
Dr. Knowall

Once ,there was a man named Crab. One day, Crab met a doctor. The doctor
had good clothes and ate good food. “ I want to be a doctor, “ Crab thought.

Crab asked if he could also be a doctor. “Of course, “ said the doctor. “ It’s
very easy. First, get an ABC book. Then sell your things. Use the money to buy
nice clothes. Finally, put a sign on your door. The sign must say Dr. knowall.”.

Crab did all of that. Soon, he was also a doctor. One day, a rich man came to
Crab’s house. “Someone stole my money, “he said.” Please help me find it.”

“Ok,” said Crab. “My wife must come, too.” They went to the rich man’s
house. First, they had dinner. When the servant gave them food, Crab said to his
wife, “That’s the first one.” He was talking about the first part of the meal.
However, the servant thought that Crab was talking about him.

Actually, the servant was the thief. He thought, “Oh no! The doctor knows! I
must tell my friends !”

When the second servant gave them food, Crab said, “That’s the second one.
“ He was talking about the food again, but the servant didn’t know that. “Oh no,
“ the servant thought.” He knows I also took the money.”

The servants asked Crab to come outside. They showed Crab where the
money was. ”We’ll give it back, “ they said. “Please don’t tell anyone. If you do,
we’ll die. “

Crab gave the money to the rich man. He didn’t tell him who stole it. After
that, Crab became famous, and everyone called him Dr. knowall.

(出自 ABC 英語故事袋 -格林童話篇)

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