In the forest, everything was great and everyone was happy before Jemima came there. Jemima was a very tall giraffe with a long 1. She was the 2 and the most gossipy (爱说长道短的) animal in the forest.

    She liked to watch everything and told everyone what was going on. That made so many animals 3. They had a meeting and decided to teach her a lesson.

    At that time Big Bongo, the monkey, moved to a new house. Jemima was so curious about the new house. One night she 4 secretly and quietly to Big Bongo's bedroom window. The window was open and she put her head inside. She was just on time to see Big Bongo 5 the bedroom. So, Jemima put her head further in so that she could 6 him to see what he would do. It was dark in the house and she couldn't see very well, but she followed Big Bongo into another 7, and then another…

    At last Jemima couldn't follow Big Bongo any more. Her neck wasn't long enough. Big Bongo 8 around his house, and Jemima's neck was in a tangle (缠结). Then all the other 9 came to the house and told Jemima what they thought of her. Jemima's face turned red. She 10 that she would not use her neck to poke in (干涉) the lives of others.

    Are you interested in pandas? Below are the top places to see them in China.

Dujiangyan Panda Base

Location: Dujiangyan Prefecture, 65 km from Chengdu

Pandas: about 30

Activities: spending time with pandas as a panda keeper

Best for: those who want a less-crowded panda volunteer programme

Time needed: 1 day

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Location: The outskirts (市郊) of Chengdu, 40 minutes by car

Pandas: about 150

Activities: watching pandas and panda breeding (繁殖) movies

Best for: people who don't have much time, and are only interested in watching or holding pandas

Time needed: half a day

Wolong Panda Research Center

Location: about 105 km northwest of Chengdu

Pandas: about 30 (but only 26 can be visited)

Activities: watching pandas, taking care of pandas, taking photos with a panda

Best for: people who want to take part in the volunteer programme (taking care of pandas)

Time needed: 2 days

Beijing Zoo

Location: Beijing

Pandas: about 15

Activities: watching pandas only

Best for: travellers who can't make it to Chengdu

Time needed: 2 hours

Ocean Park Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong

There are three giant pandas in Ocean Park: An An, Le Le and Ying Ying. Le Le and Ying Ying are presents from China's central government to celebrate the tenth anniversary (周年纪念) of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 2007.

—That's good for our health.

—Really? That's interesting!

—Bad luck! We'd better buy a new one before it gets dark.