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Jack and his brother lived in a small village. They were very poor. To help his family, Jack often collected wood from
the forest. he also cut down small trees. One morning, a bird flew down from the tree and asked him not to cut down the
tree. The bird said that its home was in the tree.
Jack left the tree alone. The bird was happy and it asked Jack to bring an empty bag the next morning. Early the next
day he went to the tree and waited for the bird.
The bird soon came and asked Jack to follow him. They went to a mountain. Jack saw gold all over the ground. up, of ,
and, into, his, picked, gold, them, he, pieces, bag, put. The bird told Jack that he must leave the mountain before the
sun came up. Jack quickly filled (装满) his bag and left the mountain to go home.
He now had a lot of money for himself and his brother. Jack told his best friend about the tree, the bird and the gold.
His friend wanted some gold, too. He went to the same tree and pretended (假装) he was going to cut it down.
The bird asked him not to do so. The next morning Jack's friend followed the bird to the mountain of gold, when the
sun was going to appear in the east, the bird told him to leave. The boy didn't want to leave. The sun came up and he
was changed into a bird.
根据短文内容,完成下列各题:
1. Where did Jack and his brother live?
2. 将文中画线部分翻译成中文:
3. Who told Jack not to cut down the tree?
4. 将第三段斜体部分连词成句.
5. Why did Jack's friend change into a bird at last?
