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gued. From then on, Mr. Wang served the community To see if it is as high as the stairway heading to
Lesson 1 : Not Acting After a while, the white bird got tired. He ex- every day and was never bored again. heaven.
haustedly said: “Get out! Hurry and get out!” The Visiting the National Palace Museum,
One night, when dad and I crossed an intersec- black bird still didn’t yield. He said, “No! Yi Ya! Lesson 4 : The Sunset in Manila Bay isn’t such scene incomparable?
tion during a trip to visit a friend, we saw a small red No!” while beating his wings.
vehicle stopping by the quiet street. At last, the white bird burnt out all his energy Dad took me to the Manila Bay for vacation on If I knew how to fly an airplane,
I asked my dad: “Why did the car stop in the and fell onto the ground with a thud. The black bird Sunday. We saw a lot of high coconut palms, lined I must travel tens of millions of miles around
middle of the road? Did the car break down?” was happy. He tried to fly down, but he was exhaust- up neatly as soon as we reached Roxas Boulevard. the world,
Dad said: “No it did not; the car is waiting for ed too and fell onto the ground with a thud. When the night wind blew towards us, the coconut and put all the beautiful scenery inside my eyes.
the green light.” Their wings were hurt badly and can no longer palms swayed as if they were greeting us, saying:
In the meantime, the light turned green and the fly. “Welcome, my friends.” Lesson 6 : A Letter for My Elder Brother
car slowly accelerated and left. The monk saw the scene and shook his head. Standing on Roxas Boulevard, it grants the
I said: “The guy in the car is acting weird. There “The sky is so big. You can fly left, right, up and panoramic view of the ocean. Before the sunset, we Dear elder brother,
were neither policemen nor cars on the street and he down. Why couldn’t the birds yield?” sailed out with a rubber boat. There were a lot of How are you lately? It has been a few months
still stopped to wait. Why is he acting this way?” ships in the bay. A lot of sailors warmly waved at us. since you went to study in Canada. We really miss
Dad listened and said: “Red means stop and Lesson 3 : Who Swept the Floor? We sailed around the bay then sailed out of the you especially mom. She often looked through the
green means go. These are the traffic rules. No matter bay to rest quietly on the ocean. photos that you mailed us, the photos of you ski-
if there is any policeman around, we have to follow There is a person called Mr. Wang in Taiwan. Meanwhile, the sun turned red like a giant fire- ing and playing snow fight; so dad told me to write
the rules. This is the spirit of a democratic society. If He is old and had retired and lives with his son. ball and rested on the horizon between the sky and a letter to you and ask if you can come back during
we only follow the rules when we see policemen, it People said that he is very fortunate, but he doesn’t the water. The beautiful faint light illuminated and Christmas break.
would be hysteric”. like his lifestyle because he doesn’t know what to do turned the Manila Bay into golden color. Last time, you sent us a piece of maple leaf
I agreed upon listening. Dad is right. If every- every day to kill time. A white sea gull flew by and dived into the wa- along with the letter. I brought the leaf to school and
one follows the rules like the person in the red car, One morning right after a typhoon struck, he ter in front of us. It caught a fish and returned to the showed it to my classmates. One classmate said that
we are always safe to cross the road when the light is opened the door of the house and saw leaves and sky. We were amazed by this rare scene. he once lived in Canada when he was young, and
on green. We would not have to worry. branches all over the floor. Mr. Wang thought in his Suddenly, someone yelled: “Look, the sun dis- during fall, a mountain full of maple leaves turned
If everyone follows the rules, no matter if the mind: “My son will be going to work soon and these appeared!” It was till then we noticed that the sun red and glowed like fire from the reflection of the
policeman is nearby or not, no one will violate the branches and leaves all over the doorway will block dived into the sea. sunlight. It was very beautiful. That is why tourists
law. Isn’t this perfect? his way. I shall sweep the floor!” Ah! Manila is such a beautiful place that people like to visit Canada during fall. I really want to visit
Mr. Wang then took a broom and swept the will hardly forget. Canada when I heard the story.
Lesson 2 : Why Should I Yield You? doorway. When he finished sweeping his doorway, Is such scenery true in Canada during fall? Can
he saw that the doorways of his next neighbors were Lesson 5 : If I Could Fly an Airplane you mail me some photos of Canadian scenery? If
There is a temple deep in the mountain, where also covered by branches and leaves; so he went over you decide to come back before Christmas, can you
an old monk lived inside. There is a tree in front of to his neighbors’ houses and swept their doorways as If I could fly an airplane, bring some maple leaves back for me? I want to stick
the temple. A white bird and a black bird sit on top of well. I must fly everywhere for my tours. them on my sketchbook and make them into cards
the tree. Two birds often flew around in the sky joy- He finished the whole alley not long after he First to Africa for an elephant ride, for my friends. Best wishes on your studies, happi-
fully. started sweeping his neighbors’ houses. then climb the mysterious Egyptian Pyramids. ness and health.
One day, the white bird flapped his wings to fly In the morning when his neighbors woke up Younger brother,
up to the tree tip from the roof of the temple. Mean- for school, work or grocery-shopping, they saw that Observing the Mongolian grasslands, Nian-zu
while, the black bird also beated his wings, trying to their doorway is clean, as if it has been swept. They to see its boundless vastness.
get down to the temple. were very thankful and asked: “Who swept the door- Observing the Great Wall of China, Lesson 7 : Worms That Produce Silk
Two birds crossed in the air. The white bird ways?” Someone else said: “He is such a nice per- to see if it reaches out thousands of miles.
yelled: “Move out! Move out! Don’t block my path.” son. We must thank him.” Another said: “We should Mom bought a piece of new clothing. The new
The black bird was irritated. He beated his wings and all sweep the floor of the alley from now on.” If I could fly an airplane, clothing was shiny, light and soft.
said: “No! No! Why don’t you move out of my way? Mr. Wang did not say a word. He wiped the I must fly to Taiwan for a tour. I asked mom: “Is this clothes made out of Lin-
You just wouldn’t move out of the way!” sweat from his head and felt the happiness inside him First, observing the sunrise in Alishan National en?” Mom shook her head saying: “No. It is made
The white bird did not yield the black bird and that he could not describe. In his mind, he figured out Park, from silk.” I didn’t know what silk is, so dad gave
the black bird did not yield the white bird. The two that serving the community is very enjoyable. then go to the glorious Sun Moon Lake, me a book about breeding silkworms. I could not
birds beated their wings in air, held position and ar- then observing the Taipei 101. believe after I read the book because silk came out

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