Onceuponatime,therewasabeautifulbird,whichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittle,hermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskills,shewouldgotohell.Shewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlike,butnoonewassure,becausenoneofthemhadeverbeenthere.Somesaidhellwasaplacefullofwater,andotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfire.However,thebirdknewtheywerelying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas. Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills,shealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.Shethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlike.However,shespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcage.However,shecouldn’tescape.Dayafterday,shejuststayedinthecage,watchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlast,shebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecage,butshewastooweaktofly.Lyingnotheground,shethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetime. “Whatdoeshelllooklike?” “Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcage.”Beforesheclosedhereyesforever,shefinallyansweredthatquestionherself. 小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“master”inthefirstparagraphmean? |