课外读物The+empty+pot,the+giving+tree课件.pptxVIP

A long time ago in Chinathere was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom(怒放;盛开).Up came flowers, bushes, and even big fruit trees, as if by magic! Everyone in the kindom loved flowers too.They planted them everywhere,and the air smelled like perfume(香水). The Emperor loved birds and animals,but flowers most of all,and he tended照料 his own garden every day. But the Emperor was very old,he needed to choose a successor继承者 to the throne王位. Who would his successor be?And how would the Emperorchoose? Because the Emperor loved flowers so much, he decided to let the flowers choose. The next day a proclamation公告;声明 was issued颁布;发出: All the children in the land were to come to the palace宫殿.There they would be given special flower seeds种子 by the Emperor. Whoever can show me their best in a years time, will succeed me to the throne. This news created great excitement throughout the land!Children from all over the country swarmed to the palace蜂拥而至 to get their flower seeds. All the parents wanted their children to be chosen Emperor, and all the children hoped they would be chosen too! When Ping received his seed from the Emperor, he was the happiest child of all. He was sure he could grow the most beautiful flower. Ping filled a flowerpot花盆 with rich soil. He planted the seed in it very carefully.He watered it every day. He couldnt wait to see it sprout发芽, grow, and blossom(树)开花 into a beautiful flower! Day after day passed, but nothing grew in his pot. Ping was very worried.He put new soil into a bigger pot,then hetransferred搬运the seed into the rich black soil. Another two months he waited.Still nothing happened.By and by the whole year passed. Spring came, and all the children put ontheir best clothes to greet the Emperor. They rushed to the palace with theirbeautiful flowers, eagerly hoping to be chosen. Ping was ashamed of his empty pot.