The White Elephant and the Cruel Hunter (中級)
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In the jungle there lived a white little elephant. His mother was blind. Everyday, the little elephant gathered sugar cane, grass, bananas and other fruits for his mother to eat.

One day a hunter became lost in the jungle and sat down, crying very hard. The kind elephant felt so sorry for the hunter that he carried him on his back out of the jungle.

The hunter, thinking only of himself, knew a white elephant was valuable. He went to the king who gave him permission to catch the elephant. The king was very pleased when he saw the elephant because a white elephant is very rare.

But soon the king noticed that the elephant was not eating. He sat alone and cried. The king was surprised that the elephant was so unhappy and asked why this was so. The little elephant told the king of his blind mother and feared what might happen to her if she was left alone any longer. The king was so pleased to hear of one so faithful to his mother that he freed the elephant.

Moral: Faithfulness and honor will bring great rewards.

閱讀理解:
  1. Who saved the hunter?
    the mother elephant
    the little white elephant
    the king
  2. Who gave permission to catch the little white elephant?
    the hunter
    the king
    the officer
  3. Why was the little white elephant set free?
    the little white elephant was kind to the king
    the hunter asked the king
    the little white elephant was faithful to his mother
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