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How a Colt Crossed the River (小马过河) One day, a colt carried a bag of wheat to the mill. As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. Water went gurgling on. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, Uncle Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river? the cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just to his knees. The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, Colt, stop! Youll be drowned! One of my friends was drowned yesterday just in the river. Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mom. He told his mom his experience on the way. His mother said, My child, dont always listen to others. Youd better go and try yourself. Then youll know what to do. Just at the river, the squirrel stopped the colt again. Little horse, its too dangerous! No, I want to have a try by myself, answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully. On the other side of the river, the colt realized that the river was neither as shallow as the cow said nor as as deep as the squirrel told him. The fable tells us a truth: real knowledge comes from practices. Cat and bell There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat. All the mice came. Many mice spoke, but none knew what to do. At last a young mouse stood up and said, We must put a bell on the cat. Then, when the cat comes near, we shall hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch any more mice. Then the old mouse asked, Who will put the bell on the cat? No mouse answered. He waited, but still no one answered. At last he said, It is not hard to say things; but it is harder to do them. Fox and goat A fox had fallen into a well, and had been casting about for a lo