Dick is seven years old. He is polite.

    It's Saturday today. Dick, his sister and his mother stay at home. He is watching TV and his sister is doing her homework. At ten his father comes back with a bag of apples. Dick likes apples very much and he wants to eat one, his mother gives him four and says, "Go to wash them in the kitchen." Dick Washes the apples and then gives them to his mother. His mother says, "Which apple do you want, Dick?

    "The biggest one, Mummy."

    "What?" says his mother. "You should be polite and want the smallest one."

    "Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mummy?"

Miss Fang: Good morning, children.

Children: Good morning, Miss Fang.

Miss Fang: What did you have for breakfast this morning, Kitty?

Kitty:

Miss Fang: What about you, Alice?

Alice: I had some bread and milk.

Miss Fane: How about you, Jill?

Jill: Miss Fang, I didn't have breakfast this morning.

Miss Fang: Breakfast is very important. Children: Yes, Miss Fang.

    The Dead Sea is not a sea. It is a big lake in the Jordan Valley. The weather is hot there and the water is salty. Fish can not live in the salty water and plants can not grow near it. People can not swim well in the Dead Sea, but they can float on the water. You can often see people floating on the lake, reading books or newspapers. The water is very blue and the air is clean.

— I had some noodles for breakfast.