Little May is a lovely and beautiful girl, but she had one 1 habit. If you asked her to do anything, she would say, "In a(n) 2 ." If her mother said, " May, dear, 3 me my coat," she would say, " Yes, Mother, in a minute." And even if her father called 4 for a ride(兜风), it was not 5 . She 6 did it at once what she was told to do.
One day May's bird was flying about the room. Someone went out and left the 7 open. May's mother said, "close the door, my dear." " Yes, Mother, in a minute," said May. "I only want to 8 this story." 9 the cat did not wait. She came in, and with one jump had the bird in her 10 .
The book went on the floor, and May ran 11 the cat. Soon poor May came back crying with the dead bird in her hand. Her mother was 12 sad. But she said, " My dear little girl, you 13 that many things may happen in a minute." It was a sad 14 for May, but it was one she would not 15 .
