Once there was a family of rabbits． 1 Every evening the rabbits loved to see the big round moon reflected(反射) in the water．
One day,some elephants stopped to drink the water in the pool． 2
The rabbits weren't very happy．“Those elephants are too big,”said the oldest rabbit．“They will squash(把……压扁) us with their big feet．We must tell them to go away．” 3
That night the smallest rabbit hid(躲藏) in the grass by the pool．When the elephants came to drink,the rabbit called out,“I'm the moon and this pool is mine．You are drinking my water!”
The elephants were amazed(吃惊的)! 4 One elephant put his trunk(象鼻)into the water to touch the moon's reflection．And it broke up into little waves．
“Look at what you've done!”cried the smallest rabbit．“The moon was so angry and she's broken into a thousand pieces!”
The elephants looked at the water and thought the moon was really angry． 5
All the rabbits came out and danced．They thanked the smallest rabbit for his good idea and the reflection of the moon twinkled(闪烁) in the pool again．
The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets．And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy 1 them．All 2 us are birds, animals, trees and flowers．The facts about how they love and grow are as interesting as anything could be．
Do you know that one of the great presidents of the USA spent hours and hours studying birds? A business man who lived near New York City became so interested in insects that he began to 3 them．He now has over one thousand different kinds of insects carefully kept in glass boxes．
Come then 4 me, and I'll help you find some of Nature's secrets．Let's go quietly 5 the woods and fields．Here we shall find how a rabbit 6 the other rabbits that there is danger．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones as they search for food and get ready for their long winter 7 ．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let the other bees know where they can find food．I'll show you 8 interesting things, but the best thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears 9 when you go 10 doors．Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully．
We see many animals, like rabbits, bees, birds, sheep and so on, but do you know 1 these animals say things? First, let's see a rabbit．When a rabbit sees something 2 it runs away at once．When it runs, its tail moves up and 3 ．When other rabbits see this, they run 4 ．
Many other animals use this kind of 5 ．When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home．It cannot tell 6 bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air．They may tell other bees 7 the food is．
Some animals say things by making sounds like a man does． 8 , a dog barks when a stranger comes near．Some birds can make several 9 sounds, each with its own meaning．In a word, every animal has its 10 language．
The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets．And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them．All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers．The facts about how they 1 and grow are as interesting as anything could be．Do you know that one of the greatest presidents of the USA spent hours and hours 2 birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so 3 in insects that he began to collect them．He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully 4 in glass boxes．Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature's secrets．Let us go 5 through the woods and fields．Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger．We shall 6 a mother bear and her young ones as they look for 7 and get ready for winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know 8 they can find food．I will show you many other interesting things, but the thing that I can 9 you is to keep your eyes and ears 10 when you go out of doors．Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully．
