A little monkey and a little fox (狐狸) were friends. One day, they went out to play near a river. They saw a (n)1 tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples 2 it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey and the fox thought hard and finally they had a (n)3 . They pulled down (拉倒) a small tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, "My dear friend, you go first." 4 after the fox went to the other side, he kicked (踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "How can 5 get there without the tree?" shouted the monkey. The fox laughed and said, "You 6 stand there and watch me eating the apples." The monkey was very 7 .
Suddenly, it began to rain. The water level (水位) in the river rose and the tree went away with the water.
"You can 8 all the apples. But you can't come back," shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and 9 the monkey sadly. He realized he was10 . He shouldn't have only cared about himself.