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典范英语7：第十--十八篇 更多精彩，请点击上方蓝字关注?? ? ? ? ? ??? 10 第十篇 Jellyfish Shoes 1 Laura had some new jelly shoes. She was really proud of them. They were pink and see-through like raspberry jelly. She ran down to the beach in them. Wherever she walked, they left little tracks in the sand. Like this: Look, Scott, Laura called to her brother. My new jelly shoes are leaving stars in the sand. Squidge. Laura trod in something slippery. She lifted up her shoe. Ughhh! she said. Whats that mess? Its only a jellyfish, said Scott. The sea washes them up on the beach. Well, I dont like it, said Laura. It looks like a jelly cow-pat. Slosh. The sea washed up some more jellyfish. Pink ones this time. They spread out in pink puddles on the sand. Watch out, said Scott. Jellyfish can give you a nasty sting. Yuk! cried Laura. There are loads of them! And, phew, what a pong! I hate them. Theyll spoil my new jelly shoes! Scott looked at the jellyfish on the sand. He looked at Lauras new shoes. An idea popped into his head. I dont know why you hate jellyfish, said Scott. What do you think your new shoes are made of? Laura looked down at her shoes. They were see-through and pink. The jellyfish on the beach were see-through and pink too. Dont be silly, she told Scott. But her voice was shaky. 2 I thought you knew, said Scott. Dont you know what happens to all these washed-up jellyfish? Laura shook her head. Ill tell you what happens, said Scott, who was good at stories. The jelly workers come round. They come round at night with bin bags. And they shovel all the jellyfish into the bags. And they take them away to the Jelly Shoe Factory. He went on, And they make them into shoes. Just like the ones youve got on. I thought everyone knew that! Laura looked down at her new shoes. I dont think I like my new shoes any more, she said. Then she tore them off. Yuk! she said. I dont want pongy jellyfish shoes that sting me! She threw them into the sea. They didnt sink. Jellyfish shoes dont sink. They just b