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Once upon a time, there lived a girl in ancient China named Mulan. Her father used to be a general who was too old and weak to fight, but not too old to her how to ride a horse and use a sword. Girls usually did not learn these at that time. But Mulan's father believed everyone should know how to , even girls. And Mulan also believed that girls could be as brave as men.One day, the emperor (皇帝) sent soldiers to Mulan' s village. Because war was coming, men were for the army. The military leader of the soldiers put up a list of names in the village square. Each name represented one man from family. Mulan saw her father's name on the list. She knew her father couldn't fight in a war. Mulan's brother was a little child. There was Mulan who could take her father's place. But the army did not take girls as replacements for fighting men.
Quietly, the next morning, Mulan stole her father's armor(盔甲). She dressed herself up as a . Mulan was very careful and fought as other soldiers over the years. No one found that she was a girl. When the war was over, Mulan got home and dressed once again in the clothes of a woman. That evening, Mulan and her family had a good time together.
Two of the men who had worked with Mulan in the war stopped her home on their way home. When Mulan greeted them, they could not believe their eyes.
they believed that Mulan was a woman. They spread Mulan's story across China and it inspired many young women, who wanted to ride a horse and use a sword.
