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The umbrella is very common in our life. But .invention has brought us great changes. An old Chinese story said that it was invented by Luban's wife about 3,500 years ago.
Luban was a famous craftsman(手艺人)in ancient China. One day, his wife and he were walking by the West Lake when it suddenly started to rain . They were both wet all over they returned home.
"It's terrible to get wet in the rain," Luban's wife said."Can you make something to help peoplegetting wet?" Luban replied, "I can build some pavilions(亭子)along the West Lake. You can hide them when it rains. "
"But pavilions can't move. Is it possible to make a.pavilion which can always follow people when they walk?" Luban's wife said.
One day, Luban's wife some children playing in the rain. They were holding up largeover their heads in order not to get wet. She got a good idea from that. The next day , she fin- ished the first umbrella in ancient China successfully.
With the.of science and technology, there are more and more different kinds of umbrella. Thanks to the invention of the umbrella, our life hasmuch more convenient. And we can also learn that if we keep thinking, we can create something new.
