The Cock and the Jewel
As a cock was scratching up the straw in a farmyard，in search of food for the hens，he hit upon a jewel that by some chance had found its way there．“Ho！”said he，“you are a very fine thing，no doubt，to those who prize you；but give me a barley－corn before all the pearl sin the world．”
Exercises：
判断对（T）、错（F）：
①As a cock was scratching up the straw in the farmyard，hew anted to find food for the children．② When the cock found a jewel，he was very happy．③The cock said that the jewel was a very thing to those who prized it．④ The cock wanted to find a barley－corn instead of a jewel．回答下列问题：
① What did the cock find when he was scratching up the straw？
② Was he happy when he found a jewel？What did he say？ |