Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words.

One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man.

After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly.

Notes:

(1) he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。

(2) pretend to do佯装做

Exercises:

根据短文回答下列问题：

① When did the story take place?

② What problem did the rich man have?

③ What did his friend want to borrow from him?

④ Who took the note to the rich man?

⑤ The rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he?

111.借公牛一用

从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。 一天，他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。

仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。”

练习参考答案：

① A long time ago.

② He didn't know and words.

③ An ox.

④ The servant.

⑤ Yes, he did.