047_The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle 23_The Hanging Stone幼儿英文故事.docxVIP

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r.DolittletoldLongArrowwhatthedolphinshadsaid.TheIndianlistenedquietlythen

r.DolittletoldLongArrowwhatthe

SoDr.Dolittleandhisfriendsdidasheasked.

LongArrowhadlivedonSpiderMonkeyIslandforoverthreeyears.Hehaddiscoveredmanyplacesthateventhenativesdidnot

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knowabout.Heknewonethatwasespeciallyinteresting.Buttheyhadtowalkalldayto

gettoit.Tommy’sfeethurt,buthedidnotcomplain.

Finally,LongArrowstoppedinthedarkestpartoftheforest.Tommycouldbarelyseehishandsinfrontofhim.

“Overthere.”LongArrowpointedupward.Everyonelookedup.Beyondthetreetops

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theysawaveryhighmountain,thehighestontheisland.Ontheedgeofitscliffsatan

enormousrock.

“Itlookslikeit’sgoingtofall,”criedCharles.

Everyoneagreedwithhim.

“Icallthatthehangingstone,”saidLongArrow.“Itwillhelptheislandstopfloating.”

“How?”askedCharles.

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ButLongArrowwasalreadywalkingahead.

Theywalkedformanymorehours.NowTommywashungry,buthewasn’tshivering.“Dr.Dolittle,”hesaid,“Idon’tfeelsocoldanymore.”

“Yes,Inoticedthat,too,”thedoctor

replied.“Wemustbemovingtowardwarmerclimates.”

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LongArrowledthemintoanopenarea.

Thesurfacewasrockyandhard.Asthey

movedtowardthecenter,theynoticedahugeholeintheground.

Dr.Dolittlebentdownandlookedintothehole.“Amazing!”hesaid,andhisvoice

echoeddeepandlong.

Charlesbravelylookeddownthehole.Itwassodeepthatyoucouldnotseethe

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bottom.

Dr.Dolittlestoodnexttohimandsaid:“Thismustbeanopeningintothehollowareaunderthemountains.”

“Andlook!”Charlespointedupexcitedly.

Thehangingstonewasrightabovethehugehole.

Dr.DolittlelookedatLongArrow.“Iunderstandnow,”thedoctorsaid.

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TommyandCharleslookedpuzzled.

“Ifthehangingst