World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 18 Children in the Forest
Brother and sister go to school together.When they came to the edge of a forest, the elder brother said to his younger sister, "Let's go to the mountain and play for a while." They threw their schoolbags on the grass, and said to the beetle on the ground, "Come and play with us for a while." The beetle said: " I'm going to prepare lunch." They said to the bee, "Come and play with us." The bee said, "I want to gather honey." The sister said to the ant, "Let's play hide and seek." The ant said, "I'm just now. I'm busy building houses." The two came to the creek, and the creek said, "You two are really lazy children. Look at me, I work day and night and never take a minute off. I cook for people and do laundry for people. water and provide energy.” After hearing this, the elder brother and younger sister hurriedly put on their schoolbags and went to school.

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