Counting Chickens

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It was Mary's birthday. She received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer. "Dear Mary," the letter said. "Happy Birthday. I am sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you like them. Best wishes, Uncle Toby." Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken. "I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them," she thought. When the chickens arrived the next day, they were in a box. Mary was very excited. She took the box off the back of the truck and began to carry it into her garden. However, the box of chickens was heavy and she dropped it. The box fell to the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran everywhere -- into neighbors' gardens, into the road, into shops, even into the next street. Mary spent hours trying to find them and take them back to her garden. A few days later her uncle came to visit her. "Did the chickens arrive safely?" he asked Mary. "Yes, Uncle Toby," Mary said. "But I had a lot of trouble with them. I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. I spent the whole morning looking for them." "Did you find them all?" her uncle asked. "I hope so," Mary replied. "I caught eleven of them." "That's very interesting," her uncle said with a smile, "because I only sent you six."  

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部分单词解释

some 来自三年级上学期	一些
them 来自五年级上学期	他们
like 来自二年级下学期	喜欢
can 来自二年级下学期	可以
box 来自一年级下学期	箱
uncle 来自三年级下学期	叔叔
excited 来自六年级上学期	兴奋的
tomorrow 来自五年级下学期	明天
interesting 来自三年级下学期	有趣的
her 来自五年级上学期	她

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