Sonu's fatherused to go hunting (打猎). He wasn't good at it,1 he often bragged about(吹嘘)his hunting skills. One day,Sonu's father took2 along. After an enjoyable drive, they reacheda3. Birds, monkeys, rabbits, and otheranimals lived near it. Sonu's father was trying to hit a rabbit. However, nomatter how hard he4, all the shots failed to hit it. Then,he tried to shoot other animals, but he5 succeeded. After a few hours, his father6and took him home.
When they returned home, there were some unexpectedguests. Sonu's father felt quite7whenthey asked what they had got. Sonu decided to take matters into his own hands.He said, "My8 shot two targets at a time!"
All the guests wondered how Sonu's father9 shoot two targets at a time. Sonu continued, "Heshot at the head and the right foot of a duck." Even his father was10to hear this. One of the guests said to Sonu, "In myexperience, it's11to shoot at the head and the foot atthe same time. How did your father do it? Can you show us12the duck is?" Sonu explained, "Well, the duck wasscratching(挠) its head with its right13 near the river. My dad shot at the duck's head as well as itsright foot.14, the duck fell into the river. Wecouldn't15, so we didn't go to get it!" Allthe guests shook their heads in disbelief.
When the guests left, Sonu's father said to him, "It'snot a good habit to brag, isn't it?"
