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Once, at the foot of a mountain, there lived a poor farmer and his old motherThey owned a small piece of land and lived a peaceful and happy life.

But their kingdom was ruled by a cruel king. He was very afraid of anything thatmight be a sign of declining health and strength, so he sent out a cruel order: Allelderly people were to be killed immediately. In those barbaric days, the custom ofleaving old people out there to die was not uncommon.The poor farmer loved andrespected his mother very much, and the order made him very sad.But everyoneobeyed the king. The poor farmer had no other way. He sighed deeply and hopelessly many times.

At sunset, after he finished his work, he lifted his helpless old mother onto hisback and started on his painful journey to the Obatsuyama, the mountain of the“abandoning of the aged.” The road was long and steep, with narrow paths crossingeach other. At one point the poor farmer lost his way, but he did not pay attention. Hedid not care which path he took. He went on and on. Tears ran down his cheeks as he climbed blindly up towards the bare peak of the mountain.

The old mother's eyes were not so weak and she could see the dangerous pathsaround them, and her loving heart grew anxious. She thought that her son did notknow the mountain very well, and that his return might be full of danger. So shereached out her hand and broke twigs from the bushes, and quietly dropped someevery few steps along the way. At last, they reached the top of the mountain. Tiredand sad, the farmer gently laid down his mother and quietly made a comfortable placefor her. He wrapped her coat around her shoulders and said goodbye with tearful eyes and a heavy heart.

The mother knew it was the last time to speak to her son. Her voice wastrembling with unselfish love. “Be careful, my son. The mountain road is dangerous.Look carefully and follow the path with the piles of twigs. They will lead you tohome.’ the mother said in a stern tone.

The son was surprised and deeply moved. He just couldn't bear to leave heialone. “No, Mother. I will never leave you. We’ll follow the path of twigs togetherI’I'll take you home.’

1. It was unusual to leave old people out there to die in those barbaric days, wasn't it?

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2. Why did the bad king want to kill all the old people?

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3.Where did the farmer take his mother at sunset?

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4. Why did the mother drop twigs on the road?

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5.Please translate the underlined sentence “We'll follow the path of twigs together.I'll take you home.’”into Chinse.

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参考答案：

1. No, it wasn't. / No.

2.Because he was very afraid of anything that might be a sign of declining healthand strength.

3. Obatsuyama, the mountain of the “abandoning of the aged.”

4. Because she worried that her son might get lost on his way back home.

5.我们一起沿着有小树枝的路走。我会带你回家.

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