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beside them. The old madam introduced herself to Welcome!! Welcome!!
them at the first day, saying that the community en- Fox : The fruits in my store are very delicious,
Lesson 1 : Hard-working Ants Lesson 3 : The Early Bird Catches the vironment was good that she had been living here for so please, give it a taste.
Worm 40 years, and Zhong-ming’s family felt relaxed upon Tiger : Oh, your shoes are dirty, and let me clean
I used to think the sun was scorching hot that I
could barely focus on studies. However, my think- A diligent person says, “The early bird catches hearing it. Later, the old madam even always invited it up for you
ing changed after I saw a large number of ants on the the worm,” while a lazy person says, “The early Zhong-ming’s family to her house in the weekend Rabbit : You are the messenger of the Lion King; I
ground. worm will get caught by the bird.” that Zhong-ming could really feel their great hospi- will serve you with my best suite.
The ants were not afraid of hard labors, so they Xiao-ming woke up late every day. Sometimes tality. Bear : (Waving his hands) I am not the messen-
continuously moved food. How diligent! he grabbed or skipped breakfast and was always late One Christmas, Zhong-ming’s wife had to go ger, and I pick this flower from the out-
Every little helps. As ants, they worked hard for school. In school, he never helped his classmates back to Taiwan for an affair, so Zhong-ming and his side.
and stored food for the winter. We have to learn their with cleaning, so everyone thought he was lazy. One son cannot but celebrate Christmas by themselves. (All of a sudden, a squirrel with a red flower in front
spirit and don’t be a lazy person. day from a book, Xiao-ming learned an idiom “The The problem was that they did not know how to the chest shows up)
Diligence leads to success. A diligent person is Early Bird Catches the Worm,” so he decided to cook. As they became worried, the old madam served Everybody : (Embarrassed) So, you are the messen-
able to devote himself to his country and social ser- wake up early to see if he could “catch the worm.” them Christmas feast she had prepared that they were ger of the Lion King; please forgive our
vice, and do a lot more meaningful things for others. Then he went to bed early and woke up at 6 the next so much touched. At the moment, they realized that impoliteness.

morning. Xiao-ming, for the very first time woke up although they had good relationships with relatives, Squirrel : Fine! But I will add “Honest, Peaceful,
Sincere” on your store signboard, and
they could only rely on neighbors in case of emer-
early, seeing his mom busy preparing breakfast, he
everyone has to follow it.
Lesson 2 : Do It Yourself went and helped. Mom was happy. After eating the gency. Everybody : Thank you, and we will definitely fol-
With mutual respect, we need to frequently
Xiao-ming was going to play basketball with his freshly made breakfast, Xiao-ming went to school contact and visit neighbors that live close to develop low your words.
friends, but he was not ready when his friends were unhurriedly. When he arrived at school and saw the affection. Love our neighbors as we do to our rela-
waiting outside. scribbled blackboard, he erased it and cleaned the tives to strengthen good-neighborliness, and greet
Xiao-ming was very anxiously saying, “Mom, classroom. After a while, others came in and found them kindly when we meet them. Cooperation and Lesson 6 : A Woman Who Loves Children
where are my sports shoes?” the messy classroom cleaned, they all expressed assistance are also important for the “neighborhood
Mom replied, “How do I know?” gratitude to Xiao-ming. The teacher also praised on watch”. A good neighbor is better than a brother far Lili was a mid-aged woman who loved children,
Xiao-ming anxiously said, “My friends are al- his diligence and activeness. Xiao-ming had a happy off. A harmonious and stable society is there if we but she did not have any of her own, so she always
ready waiting outside. Couldn’t you help me?” and fulfilled day. help each other. cried sorrowfully.
Mom said, “Every time when you return home, Xiao-ming could not agree with the idiom more One day, an old man passed by her home and
you never put things in place. Now that you need to because he had made use of the morning hours to asked her, “Why are you crying?”
use something, how can I locate it? ” complete a lot of things. As the saying goes, “Time is Lesson 5 : The Messenger of the Lion King Lili said: “Because I don’t have any children, I
Xiao-ming still couldn’t find it after a long money. Time is something that cannot be redeemed.” am not happy”
while, and so he could not play basketball with his We are not only supposed to cherish our lives and Monkey : I hear the Lion King is going to send a Old man said, “I can take you to a place where
friends. time, but also to be proactive and to be the “early messenger to see us, and the messenger has many lovely children, and if you would like to,
What did Xiao-ming do wrong, my dear bird”. will have a red flower in front of his chest. you can even live with them.”
friends? Fox : If that is the case, we should go get ready It turned out that this old man was the dean of
1. He was to play basketball but did not get prepared to make the King happy then. an orphanage, and he took Lili to his orphanage.
in advance. Lesson 4 : A Good Neighbor Is Better Squirrel : (Holding a paper note on his hand to ask Upon arriving at the orphanage, Lili saw so many
2. He did not try to find things out by himself and Than A Brother Far Off directions) Mr. Monkey, can I ask you children, and she immediately came up and played
was very dependent on his mom instead. Although we have good relationship with our something…… with them together, and all the children also loved to
3. He never put things in place after use. relatives, we do not live together, we are not able to Monkey : Go away! We have an important guest play with Lili.
coming (acting snobbish, and sends squir-
Lili told the dean, “I would like to stay here and
We must be responsible for our own duties; oth- take care of each other like our neighbors could. The
rel away)
erwise we could have ended up in the same situation. saying, “A good neighbor is better than a brother far (A big bear playing the red flower in front his chest help out. They need me, and I need them,too.”
Since then, Lili had not cried anymore. In her
off” carries out such meaning. and coming) face, there was a smile of joy and satisfaction be-
When Zhong-ming’s family had just arrived in Monkey : Oh! A red flower in front the chest. You cause she had so many lovely children around her.
Philippines, they knew nobody. An old couple lived must be the messenger of the Lion king.

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