The Love for the Child

    Once a farmer led a cow to a slaughter-house，but the cow would not go．The farmer started to drag the cow by force，but the cow planted her feet firmly on the ground and would not be moved．What did the farmer do？He brought the cow's calf¹ and led her before，and the mother followed the calf，not by force，but of her own fee will．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①Where did the farmer lead a cow？
    ②Would the cow like to go？
    ③What did the farmer do facing the matter？
    ④Why did the cow go at last？What can we see from this fable²？

1 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

2 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。