Classic stories worth a lifetime of preservation for children - (Silver Collector's Edition)

Author: Zhong Lei / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: There is an old woman living alone in the mountains. She planted a jujube tree in front of her house. In summer, the tree was full of jujubes. One day, the old woman went into the city. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, "crackle, crackle," and all the jujubes fell to the ground. Then, it started raining heavily. By evening, the rain stopped, and a little hedgehog came along. Seeing all the jujubes on the ground, it rolled around and immediately covered itself with jujubes. The little hedgehog wanted to take these jujubes home. After taking a few steps, a small sparrow flew over. Seeing how many jujubes the hedgehog was carrying, it asked, "Who gave you these jujubes?" The hedgehog said, "I picked them up. There are plenty on the other side. Why don’t you go pick some too?" Just as the sparrow was about to speak, a small swallow flew over and said, "The jujube tree was planted by the old woman with great effort. How can you take the jujubes when she’s not home?" The hedgehog felt very embarrassed. It quickly took the jujubes back. The swallow suggested taking the jujubes to the old woman’s house. However, when they arrived in front of the old woman’s house with the jujubes, they found the door locked. The swallow thought for a moment and flew to the windowsill, pecked a hole in the window paper, and threw the jujubes into the house through the hole. The hedgehog said, "I’ll bring the jujubes to the front door, and you two can take them inside." That way, they worked together until dark to finish carrying the jujubes. After a while, they saw the old woman coming home and hid behind a big stone. The old woman looked at the jujube tree and noticed that there were no jujubes left. She sadly opened the door but found the jujubes scattered all over the ground. She was so happy that she looked at them again and again, touching them. The little hedgehog, the small sparrow, and the small swallow saw how happy the old woman was and all smiled joyfully. P23-24