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花

木

兰

Mulan

Longago,agirlnamedMulanlivedwithher

motherandfatherinasmallvillageinthe

landofWeiinNorthernChina.

Onemorning,afterreturningfromherdaily

visittothemarket,Mulansawacrowdof

peopleoutsidethevillagemeetingplace.

Thepeoplewerereadingaposterthatsaid:

OfficialDecreefromtheEmperor.Wearebeing

attackedfromthesouth.Theemperororders

onemalefromeachhouseholdtoreportfor

militarydutyatdawn.Noexceptions!

Mulanracedhometoherfather.Youcannotgo,

father!Mulancried.Yourwoundshavenot

healedfromthelastwar.Daughter,

Fatherreplied.Wouldyouhavemedishonor

ourfamily?Imustgo.

No.Imust,Mulansaidbravely.

Fatherlaughed.Nowoman

fightsinthearmy.

YouknowIridebetterthan

mostoftheboysinthevillage,

Mulaninsisted.

Improudofyourskills,Father

said,pattingheronthehead.But

dontbesilly.

Youtaughtmetohandleasword,Mulan

argued.Youknowlcanfight!

Enough!Fathersaid.Gopreparesupper.

Imleavinginthemorning,andIneedtoeat

welltonight.Mulanwalkedawayfromher

father,disappointedbutdetermined.

Laterthatnight,Mulancutoff

herlonghair.Shewashedthe

powderandrougeoffher

face.Beforedawn,Mulanstole

herfathersarmorandslipped

outofthehouse.

Dressedlikeasoldier,Mulanjoined

themenassembledatthevillage

meetingplaceandregisteredforher

family.NoonerealizedMulanwasa

girl.

Shefooledthemallandmarchedoff

tobattlewiththeothers.

Overyears,Mulantraveled

thousandsofmiles.Asasoldier,she

crossedwideriversandtall

mountains.Inbattle,theyoung

womanwasasbraveasanyofthe

soldiers.Shewasmoreskillfulthan

mostwiththeswordandlance.

Mulanbecametheleaderofherunit.

Whenthewa