In a small town, there lived a potter(陶艺家). Every day his donkey(驴子) carried soil(泥土) from the field to his house. The potter often 1 under a tree on the way after he tied(系) his donkey nearby(附近).
One day, the potter 2 to take the rope(绳子). With it he usually tied the donkey every day.When he reached the tree, he thought,"How do I tie this donkey today? He might run away 3 Isleep."Just then a man was passing by. The potter told him 4 the problem was, and the man said,"Take the donkey where you tie him every day. Pretend(假装) to tie him with an imaginary(想象的)rope. I am sure he won't 5 ."The potter did what the man said.
He left the donkey and went to take a short sleep. When he 6 , to his surprise, he found the don-key standing in the 7 place. Soon the potter began to leave for home. But the donkey did not 8 ."What is wrong with this donkey?"thought the potter.
9 , the potter saw the man again. He told the man about what the donkey did. The man said"You tied up the donkey, 10 did you untie(解开) him?"The potter went and pretended to untie the rope. Then the donkey was ready to leave for home.