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Raylikedkiteflying.Onedaywhenhewasflyinghiskite,hewonderedifanybodyhadevertried

toflyakiteatnight.“Itmaybenice.Butifitisverydark,thekitecan’tbeseen.WhatifIshould

fastenalighttoit?Thatwouldmakeitshow.I’lltryitthisverynight.”

Assoonasitwasdark,hetookhiskiteandlantern,andwenttoalarge,openlot.“Well,”thought

he,“howlonelyandstillitseemswithoutanyotherboyaround!”Hetiedthelanterntothetail

ofhiskite.Thenhepitched(投掷)thekite,and,afterseveralattempts,succeededinmakingitrise.

Upitwent,higherandhigher,asRayletoutthestring.Finally,Raytiedittoafence;andthenhe

stoodandlookedathiskiteasitfloatedhighupintheair.

Meanwhile,peopleonthestreetsawastrangelightinthesky.Itwasstillforafewseconds,thenit

seemedtobejumpingupanddown;thenitmadelongsweepsbackandforththroughtheair.“What

canitbe?”saidone.“Howstrange!”saidanother.“Itcannotbeacomet;forcometshave

tails,”saidathird.“Perhapsit’sabigfirefly,”saidanother.Someofthemendeterminedtofindout

whatthisstrangelightwas.Soofftheystartedtogetasnearitastheycould.

Rayseatedhimselfbehindatree.Hecouldseethemenastheyapproached;buttheydidn’tseehim.

Whentheyweredirectlyunderthelight,andsawwhatitwas,theylaughedandsaid,“Thisissome

boy’strick;andithasfooledusnicely.”Theylaughedandwentback.

ThenRaythoughtitwastimeforhimtogo;sohewenthome.Hismotherwaswonderingwherehe

went.Whenhetoldhismotherwhathedid,shehardlyknewwhethertolaughorscold;butfinally

shelaughed,andtoldhimthatitwastimetogotobed.

1.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?

A.Aboywhoaccidentallyplayedatrickwith