Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果).One day he decided to get the sweetest mango---the one from the very top of the tree.Mangoes that are exposed to the sun are the sweetest.
小题1:
When he began to climb down,however, vthe man slipped and fell.
fortunately, he was able to catch a branch as he was falling.but he remained helplessly suspended(悬吊)from the tree.He called to the nearby villagers for help.Although the villagers brought their ladders,their ladders were too short.
小题2:
After some time,a sage(圣贤)arrived,who was famous for solving
even the most difficult problems.
小题3:
The sage remained silent for a
moment,and then,to everyone’s surprise,he picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.The mango lover began to shout,“Are you crazy? Do you want to kill me?”But the sage did not respond.Instead,he took another stone and threw it at the man.The man became furious and said,“If I could get down there,1 would beat you to death!”That’s what everybody wanted—for him to come down.
Then the sage picked up another stone and threw it even more forcefully
at the man.After that,the man hanging in the tree was determined to come down and take revenge.
小题4:
Upon safely reaching the ground the man
shouted,“Where is the wise man? He didn’t wait around for me to beat him!”
“But wait a minute,”a villager said.‘‘Our kindness did not save you.
小题5:
” The mango lover thought for a moment and realized that he should
be thankful,not angry
A.They could do nothing to help him. |
B.The sage is the only one who could help you. |
C.People were curious to see what he would do. |
D.Faced with this puzzle,the sage said nothing and left. |
E.With no way out he continued to wait for help in the mango tree.
F.So the man climbed to the top and managed to pick a few red mangoes.
G.He used all his skill and strength and managed to climb down safely