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Sukh's White Horse
Once upon a time, a poor boy lived in Mongolia. His name
was Sukh.
One day, Sukh found a baby white horse. He took great care
of the horse. The white horse grew up.
One year,
spring, the ruler was having a horse race. He
said, "The winner of the race will marry my daughter."
Sukh wanted to take part in the race with his white horse.。
He got on his horse and went to the town.
On the day of the race, a lot of people came together. The
race began. The horses ran fast. And in the lead ... was the
white horse. "The white horse came in
first! Who is the winner?" the ruler cried.
Q. What did Sukh take part in?
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But the winner was just a poor
boy. When the ruler saw Sukh,
he said, "Here is some silver.
Leave that white horse here and
go home!" But Sukh said, "I
won't sell my horse!"
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"What! Stupid boy! Men, beat
him up!" The men beat and kicked Sukh. The ruler took the
white horse away from him.
The ruler was happy. He wanted to show the white horse to
many people. One day, he had a party. He tried to ride on the
horse. Then it happened.
The white horse leaped up and
the ruler fell off him. The white
horse ran away. The ruler said,
"Quick. Catch him. If you can't
catch him, shoot him!"
silver (silvər]
leave [li:v]
stupid [stjú:pid]
man (mæn]
→ men [mén]
beat [bi:t]
kick(ed) (kik(t)]
happen(ed)
[hæpan(d)]
What happened when the ruler tried to ride on the horse?
His men shot arrows at the
white horse, but the white horse
kept on running.
That night, when Sukh was in bed, there came a sound from
outside. He leaped up and ran out. He found his white horse
there. The horse was injured.
"White horse, my dear white horse, please don't die!" Sukh tried
to help his horse, but the horse was too tired. The next day, he
died.
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quick [kwik]
shoot [fú:t]
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go hom
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