When Gaoyubao was a child,he worked for a landload.This landload was especially sly and greedy. He made the farmhands work very hard and gave them a little to eat. Naturally,they hated him. Now this landload had a cock. The cock had strange habit,it did not crow at dawn, but midnight. Everytime it began to crow,the landload was shout:Get up you lazy bone!get up and go to work.So the farmhands had a deep hatred for both the landload and his cock..Once, at midnight gaoyubao saw the landload steal into the courtyard. There, the man began to crow, just like a cock!So that was his trick!When Gaoyubao told the other farmhands what he had seen, they were very angry,and decided to teach the landload a lessen. So the next night,as soon as the landload stole into the courtyard, Gaoyubao cried out: Stop thief! stop thief! Immidiately, all the farmhands run out. They knocked the “thief” down and gave him a good beating. After that, the cock no longer crew at midnight.
Dialogue:
A：Why insn＇t Liming here today?Is he ill?
B：Yes,he is. He has a cold.
A：Did he go to see the doctor?
B：Yes, he went to the clinic this morning. The doctor said he had a fever and give him some medicine.
A：How does he feel now?
B：He feels much better. His temperature is down. But he still has a headache.
A：Tell him not to worry about his studies. we＇ll help him to catch up when he＇s weel.
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