1.Most animals protect(保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger(危险). When this catfish lays(产卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears(出现), and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only when it's safe again. These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems(好像) to work. 2.One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter. "I have lost my axe, " he said. "It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood. " The fairy showed him a gold(金) axe and asked, "Is this yours?" "No," said the man. The fairy then showed him a silver (银)axe and asked again, "Is this yours ? " "No," again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe. "Yes, that is mine," called out the happy man. "I know it well enough," said the fairy, "I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one. 3.Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes late he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, "Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?" Tom answered, "No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕) my ticket to pieces."