Two Brothers

張永丹

Arun and Varun were brothers， but one day they fought and decided to divide everything. Arun was elder and cunning while Varun was simple minded. After all were divided， there was a cow and an apple tree left.

Arun said， “I will have the back end of the cow and you have the front one. For tree， I will take care of the upper half and you take the lower one.” Varun agreed.

Varun had the front end of cow and had to feed it while Arun could milk. Varun had to water the tree while Arun could pick delicious fruit. After sometime， he couldnt stand it anymore and went to his clever friend. He told him everything. His friend said， “If you want to get out of this situation， you must do as I say.”

When Arun tried to milk cow， it was so hungry that it just kicked him because Varun didnt feed it. When Arun came to the tree， he found Varun getting ready to cut it down. Varun said， “I am going to cut the tree in half and take my half away.”

Arun understood everything and felt sorry for his brother and promised to share everything fairly.

Word bank： divide v. 分 simple minded 頭腦簡單 upper half 上半部分 kick v. 踢

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

1. Why was there a cow and a tree left after dividing？

A. Because they wanted to share it together.

B. Because the cow and tree were hard to divide.

C. Because they both loved the cow and tree.

D. Because the cow and tree werent theirs.

2. What does the underlined word “cunning” mean in Chinese？

A. 善良的?????????????? B. 熱心的???????? C. 狡猾的?????????????? D. 體貼的

3. What part did Varun have about the cow？

A. The front part.????????? B. The back part.??? C. The upper part.???????? D. The lower part.

4. Whats Varuns friends advice on the cow？

A. Cut off its front part.??????????????????????? B. Feed nothing to it.

C. Kick it hard.?????????????????????????????? D. Take it out.

5. What might happen to the two brothers later according to the story？

A. They still fought with each other.??????? B. They didnt share the same cow.

C. They sold the cow for some money.?? D. They shared fruit and food together.