BR:18 THE MAGIC SWAN

"I will help you. But remember me when you are rich."(p.10)

There is a boy named Peter had two brothers. He was small and weak. Peter's brothers were mean. They made fun of him. So he did not like his life. One day, he met a little old women. She said "Why don't you find another place to live?". Peter thought, "That's a good idea!". One morning, he left his home. A little old woman advised him, and he got a magic swan. Someone tried to touch the swan, they couldn't left from the swan. Peter led them to the castle. From the castle, a carriage came out to the road. Inside the carriage was the princess. She looked at them, and started to laugh. The king turned to Peter. "You made my daughter laugh. So you can have a thousand gold coins. Or you can have land for a house.". Peter said, "I will take he land." Finally, he got married with the princess, and they lived their new house. He didn't forget the woman, so she became a house keeper. They were all very happy.


Vocabulary

weak: 弱い
feather: 羽

Lang, Andrew. (2012）. "THE MAGIC SWAN" (Young Learners Classic Readers).

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