It is a bright sunny morning. A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey. He is going to sell the salt at the market. The man is very excited. He hopes to get a good price for the salt. (load /ləʊd/ v. 装上，装载；bundle /ˈbʌnd(ə)l/ n. 束，捆，包；sell /sel/ v. 出售，售卖；salt /sɔːlt/ n. 盐，食盐；market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ n. 集市，市场；excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ adj. 激动的，兴奋的；hope /həʊp/ v. 希望；price /praɪs/ n. 价格）
Donkey: Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
Man: Stand still, Donkey! （still /stɪl/ adv. 静止地，不动地）
Donkey: (murmur) How heavy it will be! （heavy /ˈhevɪ/ adj. 重的，沉的）
Man: Don’t worry. It isn’t very heavy. (worry /ˈwʌri/ v. 担心，发愁)
Donkey: (murmur) I don’t believe you. （believe /bɪˈliːv/ v. 相信）
It is always heavy.
Man: Let’s go, Donkey!
The two are on their way. The man is very happy, but the Donkey is not. The salt on his back is very heavy. （way /weɪ/ n.道路）
Man: Oh, what a beautiful morning!
Look at the beautiful flowers.
I shall sell the salt and buy some new shoes. （shall /ʃæl/ aux. 将要，将会，同I和we连用表示将来；shoes /ˈʃu:z/ n. 鞋子，shoe 的复数）
Donkey: What a terrible morning. （terrible /ˈterəb(ə)l/ adj. 糟糕的，令人极为不快的）
The sun is shining and my back is heavy. （shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ v. 照耀）
I am hot and tired. I want to rest.
Man: Let’s go fast, Donkey.
I need some new shoes.
Donkey: I can’t go any faster.
My legs are getting weak. （weak /wiːk/ adj. 虚弱的，无力的）
Where is the market?
Why is it so far away?
The two keep walking. There is a stream ahead. They must cross it. （keep /kiːp/ v. 保持、处于，继续、重复；stream /striːm/ n. 小河，小溪；ahead /əˈhed/ adv. 在前面，朝前面；cross /krɒs/ n. 穿越，横渡）
Man: We must cross that stream.
Donkey: Oh no! A stream!
I am tired and weak. （weak /wiːk/ adj. 虚弱的，无力的）
The stream will be hard to cross. （hard /hɑːd/ adj. 困难的）
Man: Don’t be worry, Donkey.
It won’t be too hard. I will help you.
The two are at the stream.
Man: Be careful, Donkey! Just follow me.
Walk slowly step by step. （slowly /ˈsləʊli/ adv. 缓慢地，慢慢地；step /step/ n. 迈步，脚步）
Donkey: The rocks are very slippery. （rocks /rɒks/ n. 岩石礁石，rock 复数形式 ；slippery /ˈslɪpəri/ adj. 湿滑的，容易打滑的）
What if I fall? I am afraid. (fall /fɔːl/ v. 跌倒，倒塌；afraid /əˈfreɪd/ adj. 害怕的；担心的)
Man: Watch out, Donkey! （watch /wɒtʃ/ v. 当心，留意）
It is very slippery here.
Donkey: Hee-haw!
The Donkey slips and falls. It can’t get up. （slips /slɪps/ v. 滑倒，失足，slip 的第三人称单数）
Man: Oh, no! Get up, Donkey!
Get up quickly!
Get up before the salt melts! Now! （melts /melts/ v. 熔化，融化，melt 的第三人称单数形式）
Donkey: I can’t. I can’t get up.
The rocks are slippery and my legs are weak.
Man: Come on! Get up at once! （once /wʌns/ adv. 一次， 一回；at once 马上，立刻）
The man keeps pulling at the donkey, but it is no use. After a while the Donkey finally gets up and they cross the stream. （pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ v. 拉；向某方向拖，pull的现在分词；while /waɪl/ n. 一段时间；finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ adv. 终于, 最后）
Man: Look! All the salt is gone. (gone /gɒn/ adj. 用完的、用光的，不复存在的)
What shall I do? （shall /ʃæl; ʃəl/ aux.应，应该）
Donkey: Hey! My back is light. （light /laɪt/ adj.轻的，不重的）
What happened? （happened /ˈhæpənd/ vi. 发生，happen 的过去式及过去分词）
I fell in the stream and my back became light. （fell /fel/ 跌落、跌倒，fall 的过去式形式；became /bɪˈkeɪm/ v. 变得，become 的过去式）
This is great! （great /ɡreɪt/ adv. 很好地，很棒地）
However, the next day, the Master loads more salt onto the Donkey and heads for the market again. （however /haʊˈevə(r)/ adv. 然而，可是，不过；onto /ˈɒntə/ prep.到交通工具上；heads /hedz/ adj. 正面朝上的，heads for 前往，出发）
Man: Stand still.
Today, I will load more salt.
Donkey: It is heavier than yesterday. （heavier /ˈhevɪə/ adj. 沉重的；than /ðæn; ðən/ conj.比，多于）
Man: let’s go quickly.
I have to sell all of this salt today.
Again, they come to the stream.
Donkey: I have an idea.
I will fall down here on purpose. （purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/ v. 有意、打算，on purpose 故意地）
Then my back will become light again.
Man: You better not fall down again, Donkey. （better /ˈbetə(r)/ adj. 较好的，更好的）
Just follow me and be careful.
One step at a time.
This time, the rocks weren’t slippery at all, but the Donkey fell down on purpose. (at all 用于否定句的表示根本，究竟）
Donkey: Hee-haw.
Man: Be careful, not again.
Donkey: Hee-haw., hee-haw.
Man：Come on, Donkey!
Get up! Get up now!
The man pulled at the Donkey, but it didn’t get up for a long time. Afterwards all of the salt was melted. （afterwards /ˈɑːftəwədz/ adv. 过后，后来）
Man: Oh my goodness!
All of my salt is melted again!
What shall I do?
Donkey: Heh, heh, heh.
It worked again.
I will keep falling down in the stream.
Man: I know what you are thinking, Donkey.
You can’t trick me.
I will teach you a lesson.
Both the man and the Donkey had a grin on their faces. （grin /ɡrɪn/ v. 露齿而笑，咧着嘴笑）
The next day, the man loaded the Donkey’s back again.
Man: Come here, Donkey.
We are going to the market again.
This is very light.
Donkey: Hey, he is right this time.
This is light.
But it will become even lighter later. （even /ˈiːv(ə)n/ adv. 更加，愈加）
Heh, heh, heh.
After a while, the two reach the stream once again. （reach /riːtʃ/ v. 到达，抵达；once again 再一次）
Man: There’s the stream.
Don’t fall down again today.
If you do, you will be sorry. （sorry /ˈsɒri/ adj. 后悔的，懊悔的）
Donkey: I don’t believe you.
I will fall down on purpose again.
Then my back will become even lighter.
Donkey: Hee-haw.
This time, the Master didn’t help the Donkey get up. Instead, after a while, the Donkey tried to get up by itself. （instead /ɪnˈsted/ adv. 代替，顶替，反而）
Donkey: I will get up now.
Hey! What is wrong?
I can’t get up. My back is so heavy.
Man: Get up, you foolish Donkey!
Donkey: Why is my back so heavy?
I don’t understand.
Man: Poor Donkey! (poor /pɔː(r); pʊə(r)/ adj. 贫穷的，可怜的、不幸的)
Plain cotton is light. （plain /pleɪn/ adj. 单纯的，不掺杂的；cotton /ˈkɒtn/ n. 棉，棉花）
But wet cotton is very heavy. （wet /wet/ adj. 湿的，潮湿的）
Donkey: Oh, I didn’t know.
I shouldn’t have fooled my Master. （fooled /fuːld/ v. 愚弄，戏谑，fool 的过去式及过去分词）
Man：Come on, Donkey! Let’s go!
The market is still far away.
We have a long way to go.
Donkey: Oh nooooooo!
MORAL：Don’t fall for one’s own tricks. （fall /fɔːl/ v. 降临，发生）
Did you enjoy the story? Now, let's do the workbook. Are you ready? Okay, let's begin.
Phonics time five: Short vowel Uu.
umbrella /ʌmˈbrelə/ n. 伞，雨伞，阳伞 umpire /ˈʌmpaɪə(r)/ n. 裁判
under/ˈʌndə(r)/ prep. 在（或到、通过）……下面 jug /dʒʌɡ/ n.有柄有嘴的壶，罐
bus /bʌs/ n. 公共汽车 cup /kʌp/ n. 杯子
duck /dʌk/ n. 鸭子 sun /sʌn/ n. 太阳
bug /bʌɡ/ n. 昆虫，虫子
Listen and circle the picture that shows what the sentence is about.
Number one: What do you want to buy? I want to buy books.
Number two: What do you want to buy? I want to buy a dress.
Number three: What do you want to buy? I want to buy fruit.
Number four: What do you want to buy?I want to buy shoes.
Number five: What do you want to buy? I want to buy fish.
Listen and rewrite the scrambled sentence.
Number one: What a beautiful morning.
Number two: I can't go any faster.
Number three: The rocks are very slippery.
Number four: Get up at once.
Number five: All of my salt is melted.
Number six: The market is still faraway.
Listen and write the number in correct order.
Number one: I am hot and tired.
Number two: Be careful not again.
Number three: What happened this is great.
Number four: Let's go donkey.
Number five: I need some new shoes.
Number six: Oh nooooo.
Number seven: Hee-haw. Splash.
Number eight: I will teach you a lesson.
Number nine: All the salt is gone.
Chant and song: To market, To market.
To market, to market, To buy a fat pig, Home again, Home again, Jiggety-jig.
To market, to market, To buy a fat hog, Home again, Home again, Jiggety-jog.
To market, to market, To buy a plum bun, Home again, home again, market is done.
