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An old horse has three sons. One day the father horse says to them, “It’s time for you to learn some skills.” So the three horses all l 1 their home.
Soon, the eldest son comes back home. He learns the skill of r 2 from a leopard (豹). He can run very far without stopping. His father is happy with him.
In two months, the second son also comes back home. He learns to c 3 things on his back from the elephants. He feels OK even if he carries many things on his back. His father is happy with him, too.
In three months, the youngest son comes back home, too. He learns n 4 . Only his hair looks different.
Why is this? Because he sees a lion. The lion’s hair is curly (鬈的). He thinks that it is very c 5 . So he makes his hair curly, too. He also dyes (染) it red. He feels happy with his hair.
The old horse is very a 6 . He whips (鞭打) the youngest son and tells him to get out of the house. People see the marks of the whip on the youngest son’s b 7 , and call him “Zebra”.
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skill n. 技能,技巧
eldest adj. 年龄最大的
youngest adj. 最年轻的
get out of 离开
mark n. 痕迹