3-26 By the Stream.

Mum and Dad sat on the rug. The children played by the stream. Biff went on the bridge. They dropped sticks in the water. Kipper couldn’t see. Kipper climbed up.

He dropped Teddy in the water. “Get Teddy,” said Kipper. Biff couldn’t get Teddy. “Get Teddy,” said Kipper. Mum couldn’t get Teddy. “I want Teddy,” said Kipper. Dad couldn’t get Teddy. Dad fell in. Splash!

“I am a frogman,” said Dad.

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3-27 Nobody Wanted to Play.

Wilf was cross. Nobody wanted to play. He went to the park. Wilf played on the rocket. “I am a spaceman,” he said. He played on the see-saw. “I am a juggler,” he said. He played on the horse. “I am a cowboy,” he said. He played on his bicycle. “I am a stuntman,” he said. He climbed up the ladder. “I am a fireman,” he said. He climbed on the wall. “I am a spiderman,” he said. Whoops!

49. juggler[英] [?d??gl?] n. 玩杂耍的人；杂耍，把戏 50. cowboy[英] [?ka??b??] n. 牛仔；牧童；富有冒险精神的英雄

51. stuntman[英] [?st?nt?m?n] n. 特技替身演员

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3-28 On the Sand.

Biff and Chip played on the sand. Dad went to sleep.

Biff and Chip put sand on Dad. They made a sandcastle. They put Dad’s hat on top. They went to get an ice cream. Dad was still asleep. Chip looked at the donkeys. Biff looked at the boat. They looked at the go-karts. They looked at Dad’s hat. “Oh no!” said Biff. Dad was hiding. Biff was cross. The hat was on a stick.

52. donkey[英] [?d??ki] n. 驴，毛驴；笨蛋，傻瓜；

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3-29 The Egg Hunt.

Kate came to stay.

Mum and Kate made a cake. Kate put little eggs on it. Wilma looked at the little eggs. She had an idea. Wilma went to the park. She wanted to hide some eggs. She put them in the trees. She put them in the flowers. Wilf and Kate came to the park. “You can look for eggs,” said Wilma. Kate looked for the eggs.

“Where are they?” she said. The squirrels had them. “Squirrel like eggs,” said Kate. “So do I,” she said.

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3-30 The Rope Swing.

The children went to the stream. They looked at the swing. Wilf climbed on the swing. Chip pushed Wilf. Floppy looked at the rope. Biff climbed on the swing. Floppy barked and barked. Chip climbed on the swing.

Floppy barked and barked and barked. Kipper went on the swing. “What a silly dog!” said kippy. Wilma went on too.

“What a silly dog!” said Wilma. The children went home. Floppy looked at the rope. Splash! Oh no!

53. silly[英] [?sili] adj. 蠢的；糊涂的；不明事理的；30

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