Read the fable(寓言故事)and think about what it tells us.

　　Five dogs were walking about looking for something to eat when they came to a deep river.On the river bed they could see a bag full of bones that someone had thrown away.The bones looked very good and the dogs sat on the bank,their mouths watering,wondering how they could get them.

　　"There is only one thing to do,"said the oldest dog at last."We must drink all the water.Then we shall be able to jump in and eat the bones.Come on,let's begin."

　　The five dogs began to drink the water flowing past.They drank and drank.In fact they drank so much that before long they were fit to burst!

　　The river took no notice.It flowed on as full as ever,washing over the bones.At last the current washed away the bones and the five dogs had nothing to eat.

　　(Don't try to do the impossible 别做办不到的事情。)

　　Vocabulary:

　　river bed　河床　bone　骨头　flow　流动　fit to burst　就要胀破了　current　水流

　　(文/浙江绍兴 王国峰；英语辅导报初三版03--04学年度第19期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)