중1 미래엔 문영인 Special Reading 2
The King with Donkey Ears
Once upon a ____, there was a king with big donkey ears.
He always ____ his ears. It was a big secret.
Every month, the king ____ a haircut.
____ his haircut, he always sent the barber to prison.
Then one day, a ____ barber came to the palace.
Scene 1 At the palace
Can’t you see my ears? ____ don’t look surprised at all.
No. I’m just a ____. I only cut hair.
Hmm … I like you. But I have to send you to prison ____ my haircut.
Oh, my king, I have a sick mother. I must go ____ home.
Your ____ is safe with me.
Then promise you’ll ____ tell anyone!
Of course I won’t ____! I’ll keep my promise.
Scene 2 At the barber’s house
(In bed) I ____ sleep!
The king ____ donkey ears!
But I can’t ____ anyone.
(After some time) Oh, I ____ an idea!
(He ____ to the forest.)
Scene 3 In the forest
(Shouting to a tree) The king has donkey ____!
The king ____ donkey ears!
I feel better ____.
(Later a ____ comes to the forest.)
I like this ____.
I can make a wonderful drum ____ of it.
(He ____ down the tree.)
Scene 4 At the king’s birthday party
It was the king’s ____.
The king ____ everyone to his birthday party.
____ played some music.
But the ____ made a strange sound.
The king was ____.
He ____ away to the forest.
Scene 5 In the forest
In the forest, the king ____ tired and fell asleep.
____ a few hours, he woke up.
(Looking at a rabbit) ____, your body is so small, but your ears are so big.
____, you are so cute!
(Looking at a snake in a ____)
You ____ very different from the rest of the animals.
You don’t have any legs, but ____ can climb a tree so fast!
Then, he heard a sound from very ____ away.
Another country was ____ to start a war.
He went back to his ____ and prepared for war.
He was a brave ____.
He ____ his people and his country.
Scene 6 With the people
You’re the ____ king in the world! We love you!
I have donkey ____. Don’t you mind?
What are you ____ about?
Thanks to your big ____, we won!
You’re the ____ king!
____? You won’t laugh at me?
From now on, I ____ hide my ears.
In ____, I’m proud of them!
The king ____ loved himself.
The king and his people lived happily ever ____.