Deep in the forest lives David, who loves books. As soon as he reads one book, he brings home1.
Soon the house2 books. His wife, Alice, is angry. You3do something! "
David thinks hard and has4 idea. "I can bring my books into the faraway hills and share5. I have with the children."
Every week, David sets off across the countryside to faraway villages with his two donkeys. Early6a sunny morning, David and his donkeys stop at a river7. Then, from deep in the shadows, a bandit (山贼) jumps out! "Please let us pass," David says. "The children8." The bandit takes one book and shouts, “Next time I want9!"
They move on until at last, David sees some houses below. The children run to meet10. David reads them a story first.11the story ends, it's time for everyone to choose a book. The children hold their books close as they say good-bye and run home12. David and his donkeys head back, over and around the hills, and into the sunset.
At home, Alice feeds her hungry husband and the donkeys. But then, instead of13, David picks up his book,14reads deep into the night. And far away in the hills, candles and lanterns bum as the children read borrowed books deep into their night,15.
