Fred and his wife lived on a farm.They1 a cow,a pig and a chicken.One day,a mouse saw that Fred had set a mousetrap (捕鼠器).He went around the farm and warned all of the other2 about the trap."There is a mousetrap in the house!"the mouse said to the chicken.
"That's bad news for you,but it doesn't3 me."the chicken said.Then,the mouse went to the pig and the cow.But the pig and the cow did not4 ,either.They said they didn't have to worry about it and wished the mouse good luck.
One night,a snake got caught in the mousetrap.Fred's wife thought the snake was 5 and tried to remove it.But the snake was still alive and bit her hand.She became very 6 and had a bad fever.The farmer decided to make some chicken soup to care for her,so he 7 the chicken.
As Fred's wife continued to become sicker,many of her friends came to 8 her.The farmer killed the 9 and used it to make food for the visitors.Sadly,Fred's wife died from her illness.The farmer killed the cow for his wife.The mouse watched all of this with great sorrow.
When we learn that someone is facing 10 or danger,we may be in danger,too.It is better to help and encourage one another instead of leaving others alone.
