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Once, three Crows and two Sparrows lived in a forest. They all were good friends. They would meet every day and fly around together from one place to another. The Crows would constantly look for food and the Sparrows for a place to make their nests.

One day, the Crows said, “Let’s explore this part of the forest.  Someone told us there is lots of food here.” The new part of the forest was beautiful and there was, indeed, plenty of food. However, there was only one large tree. The Sparrows and the Crows wanted to live there.

The Sparrows told their aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends about the new place. Everyone wanted to live there. The Crows also did the same. Soon, a big fight broke out among the birds. The Crows said, ‘We found the place first, so we will live on the tree.”


The Sparrows said, “So what? We will live there. We found the tree first.”
After this, the two Sparrows and three Crows also could not be friends. They constantly fought with each, “You Crows are bad.”
“You Sparrows are fools!” Thus, they went back to their own kind.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Next Story: The Trickster Monkey

Source: Shortstoriesshort.com

Vocabulary

English Pronunciation Russian Spanish Indian Chinese
crow [krəu] ворона cuervo कौआ 烏鴉
sparrow [‘spærəu] воробей gorrión गौरैया 麻雀
forest [‘fɔrɪst] лес bosque वन 森林
constantly [‘kɔn(t)stəntlɪ] непрерывно constantemente निरंतर 經常
nest [nest] гнездо nido घोंसला 巢
explore [ɪk’splɔː ] исследовать explorar का पता लगाने 探索
someone [‘sʌmwʌn] кто-нибудь alguien कोई व्यक्ति 有人
indeed [ɪn’diːd] в самом деле en efecto वास्तव में 確實
plenty [‘plentɪ] (из)обилие mucho खूब 豐富
Aunt (aunts) [ɑːnt] тётя tía चाची 姑媽
Uncle (uncles) [‘ʌŋkl] дядя tío चाचा 叔叔
Cousin (cousins) [‘kʌz(ə)n] двоюродный брат prima चचेरा भाई 表姐
soon [suːn] скоро pronto शीघ्र 不久
Fight (fought) [faɪt] бой lucha लड़ाई 鬥爭
broke [brəuk] безденежный rompió तोड़ दिया 打破
among [ə’mʌŋ] междуеди entre के बीच में 其中
thus [ðʌs] так así इस प्रकार 從而
feather [‘feðə] перо (у птиц) pluma पंख 羽毛

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The Shopkeeper


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Once there was a Korean shopkeeper named Mr. Park. He lived in New York and had a small corner store for 45 years. He worked very hard, 16 hours every day and he never took a holiday.

One day, his daughter arrived at the store and found Mr. Park lying on the floor. He had a heart attack! She called 911 and he was rushed to the hospital.

He survived and was very weak, resting in the hospital. A day later he awoke and slowly looked around his hospital room. He asked in a weak voice, “Are you there, my dear wife?” “Yes,” she replied “I am here my dearest.” Mr. Park asked, “Are you here, my oldest son?” “Yes, I am here.” replied his oldest son. “Are you here, my daughter?” Mr. Park asked in a faint voice. “Yes, father, I am here.” the daughter replied with a tear in her eye.

“Are you here, my youngest son?” asked Mr. Park. “Yes, papa. I am here, by your side.” said the baby of the family. Suddenly Mr. Park’s eyes grew big and threw off the bed covers and jumped up, screaming,

“SO THEN, WHO IS WATCHING THE STORE!”