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Long long ago, there lived a1monkey. It had two heads and they faced2directions（方向）. One day, one head of the monkey saw a nice red3. The head ate it and kept4how delicious it was. The other head asked, "Can I taste it?" The first head said, "Though I ate it in my mouth, it will go into our5." The other head still wanted to taste the fruit. The first head6, "I saw the fruit and I have the right（权利）to eat it7sharing."
Later, the second head saw a beautiful pink fruit on a tree. It tried to pick the fruit and eat it. The birds living in the tree said, "Don't eat it. It will8you. "
The first head also shouted, "Don't eat it!" But the second head didn't9them, "I saw it, and I have the right to eat it. It will go into our stomach later. "And it ate the fruit. In a few minutes, the strange monkey with two heads died!
A family should10each other instead of working for one's own good（好处）.
An elephant and a monkey were arguing.
"Look, how big and strong I am！" the elephant said.
The monkey disagreed, "Look, how fast I can run and climb! Can you？"
At last they asked a wise tiger, "Which is better—to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger said, "Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me, then I can tell. "
So they went to the river, but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid.
"Get on my back，" said the elephant proudly. "I shall carry you. "
Soon they crossed the river. There stood the tree. But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach. He also tried to pull the tree down, but failed. "Don't worry. " The monkey climbed quickly up the tree, and picked the fruit.
Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit. "Which is better—to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger smiled, "Neither of you could get the fruit alone. It took both the elephant's strength and the monkey's quickness to get it. "
