In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor came, 1 him and said, "You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull(公牛)'s milk. " The king was 2 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. "How is it possible?" he asked.
"Order Gulbo to get it for you, " answered the doctor. " He can do 3 . " Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and the doctor didn't like him. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 4 him to get a bull's milk, Gulbo quickly understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 5 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 6 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, "Don't 7 , Father, I will help you. "
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace(宫殿)and chose a place8 the king's bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 9 out what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.
"Why do you do the laundry here at night?" said the king. The girl seemed to be afraid and said, "Sorry, your Highness. This afternoon my father 10 a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 11 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now. "
"What!" cried the king. " Are you trying to make a 12 of me?I have never heard of a man having a baby. "
"Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull's milk for him , 13 can't a man have a baby?" The king smiled and said, "You 14 be Gulbo's daughter. Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull's milk to his 15 . "