>>>>Lesson1Apumaatlarge
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MRS.Stonehadspentthewholemorningpickingblackberriesinthecountrysidenearherhome.Itwasnearlylunchtime,soshedecidedtoreturnhomeforlunch.Shewasjustpickingupherbasketwhensheheardanoiseinthebushes.Thenshesawananimalwhichlookedlikeacat.Sheknewitwasnotacatbecauseitwassolarge.Theanimalsuddenlyturnedroundtolookatherandshethoughtitwasgoingtocometowardsherandperhapsattackher.Shedroppedherbasketandscreamedloudly.Hearingthesound,theanimaldisappearedintothebushes,afterwhichMrs.Stonepickedupherbasketandranallherthewayhome.Shetoldherneighboursthatshehadseenapumainthecountryside,buttheydidnotbelieveher.Shealsotelephonedthepolicebuttheydidn’tbelievehereither.(148words>>>>
Lesson2Thirteenequalsone
KeytoCompositionApossibleanswer>>>>Astickybusiness
Wewereusedtohearingourchurchbellstrikingthehoursinoursmallvillage.Foraslongasanyonecouldremember,thebellhadstruckthehoursdayandnight.However,onenightthechurchbellremainedsilentandthenextmorningwesawthattheclockhadstoppedatexactlyonea.m.Ourclockwasclearlydamaged,butnoonecouldexplainhowthishadhappened.Armedwithatorch,ourvicarclimbedintothechurchtowertoseewhatwasgoingon.Heheardaloudbuzzashewenttowardstclockandinthetorchlighthefoundithadbeeninvadedbybees.Hewasluckytheydidn'tstinghim!Heshonehistorchintothegreatbellandsawthatitwasfullofwaxandhoney.Nowonderitwasn'tworking!
Abeekeeperwascalledintodealwiththesituation.Heimmediatelyremovedthequeenbeetooneofhisbeehivesandtheotherbeesfollowed.Theclockwascleanedandwassoonworkingagain.Wenotonlyenjoyedhearingitstrikethehoursdayandnight,butweenjoyedeatingthehoneyaswell.(195words
Lesson3Anunknowngoddess
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Afterwalkingroundtheancientcity,thearchaeologistdiscoveredanancienttemple.Thistemplehadobviouslybeenaplaceofworshipbecauseitcontainedasacredroom.Onenteringthesacredroom,thearchaeologistsfoundtheclayfragmentsoffifteenstatue,eachofwhichwasagoddesswhichhadoncebeenpainted.Afterthis,workmen