Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who worked very hard from morning till night. He had a son and his name was Herman. The old man saved some money and sent his son to university.
But the money that the father gave his son was all used up after two years and Her-man had to come back home. The old man had no more money. Herman said he would stay and work with his father,
The next day Herman went to the forest with his father. Though he had never done such work before, he worked well. Herman took his bread and said he would go a little way into the forest.
Herman was so happy with the bright sunshine that he walked and walked, Suddenly he heard a voice, "Let me out! Let me out!" There was something in the bottle( 瓶子) that looked like a small frog(青蛙). It jumped up and down shouting, "Let me out!"
As soon as Herman opened the bottle, the little thing jumped out of the bottle and began to grow. "Thank you, young man," he said. "Now it's my turn to help you.
The giant gave Herman a piece of cloth(布). "It is unusual," said the giant. "Put it on a stone, and it will turn the stone into gold. "
Herman ran back to his father with the unusual cloth. Also, Herman went back to university to learn more. Years later he became a famous doctor in town.
| A. Thanks to it, they became rich and began to live a comfortable life. B. Herman worked hard and learned a lot of things. C. Three hours later his father asked him to stop to have dinner. D. Herman looked down and saw a green bottle under a tree. E. In a minute it stood in front of Herman like a giant(巨人). |
