儿童英语-Mouse Tales.pdf

MOUSE TALES BY ARNOLD LOBEL Contents Begin Reading 6 The Wishing Well 8 Clouds 14 Very Tall Mouse and Very 21 Short Mouse The Mouse and the Winds 26 Journey 35 The Old Mouse 44 The Bath 50 About I Can Read Books Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher “Papa, we are all in bed now,” said the mouse boys. “Please tell us a tale.” “I will do better than that,” said Papa. “I will tell you seven tales—one for each of you—if you promise to go right to sleep when I am done.” “Oh yes, we will,” said the boys. 6 And Papa began… 7 THE WISHING WELL A mouse once found a wishing well. “Now all of my wishes can come true!” she cried. 8 She threw a penny into the well and made a wish. “OUCH!” said the wishing well. 9 The next day the mouse came back to the well. She threw a penny into the well and made a wish. “OUCH!” said the well. 10 The next day the mouse came back again. She threw a penny into the well. “I wish this well would not say ouch,” she said. “OUCH!” said the well. “That hurts!” “What shall I do?” cried the mouse. “My wishes will never ever come true this way!” 11 The mouse ran home. She took the pillow from