4000 từ Tiếng Anh

1.1 The Lion and the Rabbit(Sư tử và thỏ)
1.1 The Lion and the Rabbit(Sư tử và thỏ)
A .. lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a ..of animals. The other animals 
were ..the lion would kill them all. 
The animals told the lion, “ Let’s make a deal. If you ..to eat only one animal each day, then 
one of us will come to you every day. Then you don’t have to ..and kill us.” 
The plan sounded well thought-out to the lion, so he .., but he also said, “If you don’t come 
every day, I ..to kill all of you the next day!” 
Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it. Then, all the other 
animals were ... 
.., it was the rabbit’s turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion 
was ..when the rabbit finally ... 
The lion angrily asked the rabbit, “ Why are you late?” 
“ I was ..from another lio5he forest. That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.” 
The lion told the rabbit, “ I am the only king here! Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him. 
The rabbit .., “ I will be happy to show you where he lives.” 
The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the .. of the forest. The well was very deep with water 
at the ... The rabbit told the lion, “ Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom.” 
When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in-the water. He thought that was the 
other lion. 
Without waiting another .., the lion jumped into the well to ..the other lion. He never 
came out. 
All of the other animal in the forest-were very pleased with the rabbit’s clever trick. 
1.2 The Laboratory (Phòng thí nghiệm)
1.2
Mia’s father had a 1., but she had no idea what was in it. Her dad always closed and locked 
the door when he went in. She knew that he used it to do 2. for work. He never told Mia 
what these projects were. 
One night, Mia 3. the door to the 
laboratory. She stopped and thought, “ 
I wonder what crazy experiment he is 
doing now.” Suddenly, she heard a 
4.. It sounded like an 5.. 
The noise 6.her, so she walked 
quickly back to her room. 
The next night, her friend Liz came to 
her house. When Liz arrived, Mia told 
her about the night before. “ Oh, it was 
7.,” she said. 
“ Why don’t we see what is in there?” 
Liz asked. “ It will be a fun 8.!”
Mia felt 9. about going into her 
father’s laboratory, but she agreed. As 
always, the door was locked. They waited until Mia’s father left the laboratory to eat dinner. “ He 
didn’t lock the door!” Liz said. “ Let’s go.” 
The laboratory was dark. The girls walked down the stairs 10.. Mia 11. strange 
12.. What terrible thing was her father 13.? 
Suddenly, they heard an evil laugh. It was even 14. than the one Mia heard the night before. 
What if a monster was going to 15. them? Mia had to do something. She 16. for help. 
Mia’s father ran into the room and turned on the lights. “Oh, no,” he said. “You must have learned 
my 17..” 
“Your monster tried to kill us,” Mia said. “Monster?” he asked. “You mean this?” He had a pretty doll 
in his hands. The doll laughed. The laugh didn’t sound so evil anymore. “ I made this for your 
birthday. I wanted to give it to you then, but you can have it now. I hope you like it!” 
The Laboratory 
(Phòng thí nghiệm)
1.3 The Report(Bản báo cáo)
1.3
Lee sat 1.............. the books at the 2.............. and thought about his group project. 
They had to turn it in soon, but he hadn’t even started his part! Jack and Claire were in his group. 
They had worked hard. They were also very smart, and Lee didn’t want them to get a bad 3.............. . 
Jack did the 4.............. . He wrote a lot of very good sentences and 5.................. things with great 
adjectives. Claire drew a nice map of the stars. Now, Lee needed to do his part of the project. 
“Well, I 6.................. I need to start my model” Lee thought. 
Making a model of a 7..................was really hard. Lee tried to read 8.................. books, but he 
couldn’t 9.................. any of the 10................... “We’re going to 11.................. because of me!” Lee said. 
He put his head down on the table and said, “I wish I could see a planet, 12.................. of having to 
read about it!” 
13.................., there was a bright light. Lee was pulled from his chair, through the roof, and right 
into a strange ship! “Hello, kid,” said an 13................... “Did you ask for help?” 
Lee told the 12.................. alien all about his project. The alien agreed to help Lee 13..................his 
problem. “ First, we’ll fly through space to 14.................. the 15................... Then, I can help you make a 
model of my planet.” 
Soon, they were going through the 16................... They passed the moon. Then they viewed Mars. 
Lee was very excited. Instead of a bad grade, his group would have the best project 16..................! 
“It’s time to go home,” the alien finally said. On the way back, he helped Lee make a model of the 
planet Mars. Soon, they were on Earth. 
“Thanks,” Lee said. “My model will be awesome!” Then he took his model and said goodbye to his 
new friend. 
//..//,$$%
The Report
(Bản báo cáo)
1.4 THE DOG’S BELL(Chiếc chuông trên cổ chú chó)
1.4 THE DOG’S BELL(Chiếc chuông trên cổ chú chó)
John’s dog was a bad dog. He bit people 1.............. . John had great 2.............. about this. It 
was not an 3.............. way for a dog to 4.............. . His friends in the 5.............. always 
6.............. the dog to bite them. The news about John’s dog 7.............. through the village. 
8.............. of the people wanted to go to John’s house.
John tried to 9.............. the dog to behave, but it never worked. He tried to be 10............. and 
teach the dog to be 11............... That also didn’t work. John didn’t want to 12.............. the 
dog. “ How will I stop my dog’s bad 13.............. ?” John asked himself.
John’s friend came to talk to him about the 14.............. . During their important meeting, his 
friend said, “The people in the village asked me to 15.............. them. We want your dog to stop 
this habit. Why don’t you put a bell around the dog’s neck? This way, we would hear your dog 
coming down the street.”
John thought this was a great idea. Now, people could stay away from the dog. It would not be 
able to bite anyone anymore.
The dog liked the bell, too. People looked at him when they heard his bell. This made the dog very 
16.............. . He liked the song the bell played when he walked.
One day, John’s dog 17.............. through the village and met some other dogs. He expected them 
to want a bell like his. But they laughed at his bell. They said the bell made people 18.............. 
him. John’s dog 19.............. his head. “ No, they look at me because they like the bell.”
The other dogs said, “You have the wrong idea of what makes you popular. Of course they like 
your bell. It tells them where you are so they can avoid you. You aren’t able to bite them anymore!”
You see, being popular isn’t something 20.............. when it’s for the wrong reason.
1.5 The Jackal and the Sun Child (Chú chó rừng và đứa con của mặt trời)
1.5
A jackal is a  dog with a big black back. It  in the desert. But how did the jackal 
get his black back? This was how it happened.
One day, the jackal saw a girl. She was sitting upon a rock. She was not a  child. She was 
a  and beautiful sun child. She was bright and warm like the sun. The child saw the jackal 
and smiled.
She said, “ Jackal, I have been  on this rock for too long. I must get home soon. But, I am 
slow and you are fast. You will  get me home more quickly.” Then she , “will you 
carry me home? If you do, I’ll give you a gift. This necklace  to me, but I will give it to you.”
The wild jackal agreed. So the sun child 
sat on the dog’s back. They started to 
walk. But soon, the jackal felt ill. The sun 
child was very hot on his back. The heat 
was  his back very. “ I 
made a terrible  in .” he 
thought. He shouldn’t have agreed to 
carry her. So he asked her to get off.
But she did not. The jackal’s back 
 to get hotter and hotter. He had 
to get away from the sun child. So he 
made a plan. First, he ran as fast as he 
could.
He hoped the sun child would fall off. But 
she did not. So when the sun child was 
looking at the sky, not  of the 
jackal’s next plan, he jumped into a 
 of flowers. As a result, the child 
 off his back. The jackal ran 
away.
But the sun child left a mark on the 
jackal’s back, a  black mark. 
Ever  his  with the sun 
child, the jackal has had a black back.
(Chú chó rừng và đứa con của mặt trời)
1.6 The Friendly Ghost (Hồn ma tốt bụng)
1.6
A nice woman lived by a large river. She loved children. She wanted to help them in any way. She 
loved her ., and everyone in the community loved her. She lived a very long time and 
became very ..
When she died, she became a .. She was ., but every night she .to her 
community. She wanted to help children and not to .them .. But she had a scary 
.. Children were afraid of her, but the ghost was a good one. She only scared them to help 
them.
One night, some children and a dog were playing by the river. They were having fun with their 
.. But they were far from home. Then the .became bad. It rained and rained. The 
river was rising. It was very dark. The children knew they were lost. They needed to go north, but 
they didn’t know which direction it was. When the moon came out, they saw a ghost by the river. 
The ghost said, “ Go away!”
The children felt great fright. They knew it was a ghost. Then the ghost moved closer. She yelled 
again, “ Go away!” The children became very .. Some of them began to cry. The children 
knew they had a .: they could ., or they could stay and .this scary 
.in the dark.
The children ran a long . away. The ghost . them all the way. Finally, the children 
. home. The ghost was very happy. Soon the river rose higher and higher. It was very 
dangerous. The ghost had helped the children .! She had saved them from the rising 
water. She also used her power to lead them home. Sometimes, meeting a ghost has .. A 
ghost can save your life!
The Friendly Ghost 
(Hồn ma tốt bụng)
1.7 The Best Prince (Chàng hoàng tử tốt nhất)
1.7
King Minos was very sick. His . was getting worse. He had three sons. He loved them all. 
He had to . who would become king. 
Two of the . stood waiting outside the king’s room. Theseus was the oldest and strongest. 
He thought his father would make him king. Pelias, the second son, thought differently. He was an 
. with weapons. He thought the king would choose him. 
“ When I’m king,” Theseus told Pelias, “ I’ll let you . to the defense of our country. You can 
lead the army.” 
Pelias became angry. “ Father knows I’m . for my sword skills. He’ll make me king.” 
“You?” Theseus yelled. “ He won’t choose you!” 
“The kingdom is mine!” Pelias .. “ Father will give it to me—or I’ll use . to take it!” 
Theseus made a . move to take out his sword. Then Pelias did the same. “ Beating me will 
be a .,” Theseus said. “ Fight me now. The winner gets the kingdom!” Pelias agreed. 
King Minos could hear his sons fighting. The youngest son, Jason, stood . him. He . 
his father’s sadness. The king . his hand flat on Jason’s arm.
“Your brothers fight too much,” the king told him. “ I must . my kingdom from all .. 
They’ll . it between them. The people won’t know what to do. There’ll be war. I can’t 
. either of them to be king. ., I’m making you king. Your kindness has always made 
you special. It’s the . between you and your brothers. You can bring peace. They can’t.” 
Then the king died. Theseus and Pelias heard that their youngest brother was king. They were 
surprised. They realized that their fighting was wrong. It had kept them from saying 
goodbye to their father. They agreed to have Jason as their king. He was the best choice. 
The Best Prince 
(Chàng hoàng tử tốt nhất)
1.8 How the sun and the moon were made(Mặt trăng và mặt trời đã được sinh ra như thế nào)
1.8
Do you ever wonder where the moon and the sun came from? The Inuit people of Alaska have a 
. They tell a story about a beautiful girl. She was very nice. In ., her brother was a mean 
little boy. One day he . something. “We should go to a party,” he said. The girl .. First, it 
was . for her to prepare. She . her hair and put on nice clothes. This . a lot of 
time. But the girl worked hard, and soon she had .. She looked perfect. 
They . the party together. The girl was having fun. Later, she walked into the bathroom. 
Suddenly, the lights were turned off! Someone . her hair and . her clothes. She ran out 
of the bathroom. She wanted to know who did this to her. 
Then she had an idea. She fixed her hair again. This time it was even more beautiful. She even 
. beautiful jewels in it. She wanted to . the person to grab it again. She put black dirt in 
her hair. The . of this was to catch the person. 
She went to the bathroom again, and it was the same .. The lights went off, and someone 
grabbed her hair. When he . it, his hand was black. The girl returned to the party. She knew 
there was only a . person with a black hand. When she saw that person, he was very .. 
It was her brother! 
He ran into the woods. The girl ran after him. They both carried fire so they could see in the dark. 
The smoke went into the air. As they ran, they grew. They became .. Then they went into 
space. When the girl’s fire went out, she . in the sky. She became the moon, and her brother 
became the sun. They chase each other forever. 
How the sun and the moon were made
(Mặt trăng và mặt trời đã được sinh ra như thế nào)
1.9 The Starfish (Chú sao biển)
1.9
Last summer I took a trip to an ... I had a lot of fun. I sat and watched the .. and 
listened to the ... I learned to .. birds. I discovered pretty things and enjoyed the .. 
of new foods. It was a very nice time. 
One evening I took a .. walk by 
the ocean. When the waves came in, 
many starfish* fell on the ... 
Some starfish went back into the 
water, and they were safe. But other 
starfish were .. on the sand. 
They would die if they did not get into 
the water. There were many starfish 
on the beach that night. It made me 
sad, but I knew I could not .. the 
problem. I .. very carefully so I 
did not .. them. 
Then I saw a little girl. She was also 
sad about the starfish. She wanted 
to .. all of them from dying. She 
asked me if I could .. help her. 
“To be .., I don’t think we can do 
anything,” I said. 
The little girl started to cry. She sat 
back .. a .. and thought 
for a while. Finally, the .. was 
gone. She stopped crying and stood up. Then she picked up a starfish and .. it into the 
water. 
“What are you doing?” I asked her. But she did not answer me. She just threw as many starfish as 
she could. “You cannot save all of them!” I said. 
She stopped to look at me. “ No, I cannot .. them all,” she replied. Then she picked up a very 
big starfish and said, “ But I can savethis one.” And then she smiled and threw the ...  nurse. I have met many patients. However, I have never met another 
girl like Katy. Even after she got well, she still came to the hospital. She played . games with 
the young patients. She read many books to the older patients. Katy’s kind heart helped her get 
better so quickly. She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital 
KATY
(Katy)
1.22 A Better Reward (Những phần thưởng tuyệt vời hơn)
1.22
Jenny .. food for a restaurant. She read the newspaper and said, “ Uh oh.” There was a story 
about a ... He .. food, and no one had seen him. Even the police couldn’t catch him. 
Jenny was a little scared. She worked close to that area. 
The newspaper .. a message from the police: “If anything strange .., call us. If you help 
us catch the thief, you’ll .. a ...” 
Jenny talked to Jim. He .. the restaurant. “Do you know about the thief?” 
“Yes,” he said. “But he steals more than one person can eat. And why haven’t the police stopped 
him yet? It’s a ... If you see him, .. the police. Don’t run after him.” 
Jenny drove to a ..’s house. She left her car and opened the .. to the house. But then 
she heard a noise by her car. She yelled, “Thief!” She wasn’t scared. She wanted the reward! She 
did the .. of what Jim told her to do. 
“Hey,” she yelled. “Get back here!” She .. the food on the ground and ran to her car. 
But the thief had already left with the food. Jenny followed a noise around the corner. She was 
... She saw a dog and some puppies. They were eating her food! They looked thin and 
scared. “The .. thief is just a dog. She’s feeding her puppies,” she said. “That’s why she steals 
so much food.” Jenny felt bad. She tried to .. the dogs with another .. of food. Then she 
took them back to the store. Everyone there took a puppy home. Jenny called the police. She told 
them there was no real thief. 
Jenny didn’t do it to .. the reward anymore. She said, “It was just a dog. But there’s no 
.. for catching this ‘thief,’” she said. “My new dog is a better reward.” 
A Better Reward 
(Những phần thưởng tuyệt vời hơn)
1.23
Stacie wanted to stay at a nice hotel for vacation. But her parents sent her to a terrible camp 
instead. For breakfast, Stacie liked fresh juice and chocolate milk, but she got water at the camp. 
In the afternoon she wanted to write ., but she had to .. The camp was near an airport 
with loud planes. Spider . hung over her bed. To her, the kids’ . . was very bad. No 
girl . her .. She hated it. 
One day, they had a class. . exercise . good to Stacie. But it was a . on water 
.. They learned how to be safe . on a boat. Stacie didn’t ever plan to go on a boat. 
The next day, they played a game. There were a red team and a blue team. Stacie was on the blue 
team. Each team had to try to . the other team’s flag from a pole. They also had to use water 
guns. “ I’m not much of an .,” she said. But she still had to play. 
Stacie took a water gun and looked for somewhere to hide. A boy said, “Stacie, you .to the 
middle. I will go right. Those two will go left.” 
Stacie still didn’t want to play. She walked into the forest and saw a red team player coming. 
Stacie hid . a tree and then jumped out and . the other player. “This is fun!” Stacie 
thought. 
Several minutes after advancing 
further, Stacie saw the red flag. A red 
team .was watching over it. She 
shot him with her water gun. Then she 
. the flag and ran back to her 
team. “I got it!” she yelled. The blue 
team won! Stacie was the hero. 
For the rest of the week, Stacie had 
fun. She even made new friend.
The Camp 
(Trại hè)
1.23 The Camp (Trại hè)
1.24
Tim was the strongest man in the town. When he played sports, he always won. He  and 
 in the  park. He did this to show everyone how strong he was. Most people liked 
him, but one man didn’t. His name was Jack. 
Jack hated Tim. Jack was a movie  and the smartest man in town. He could solve  
math problems. But no one cared. Jack wanted to be famous like Tim. 
One day, there was an unusual . A big storm came suddenly. Snow covered the town. No 
one could get out. They needed food. The people said, “This is a  for a strong man.” Tim 
was under  to save them. But Jack wanted to be the hero, so they both went. Tim said, 
“You can’t help because of your  of strength.” 
But Jack found some small  under 
the snow. One of them led toward another 
town. That town had food. Because Tim 
was so big and strong, he almost couldn’t 
 inside. They walked until there was 
a  of ice in their way. Jack said, “ We 
can’t get past it. But if you  it, it 
might break.” Tim knew that was . 
He broke it. When there were more ice 
blocks, Tim broke them. That made him 
tired. He couldn’t walk anymore. 
Jack said, “Let’s  and  each 
other. I’ll get the food alone. You rest here.” 
Jack came back with food. Tim couldn’t 
remember which passage led home. He 
needed Jack to be his . The men 
became friends by working together. 
In town, people saw Jack with the food and 
. They called Jack a hero. But Jack 
didn’t care. He was thinking of something 
else. He said to Tim, “ I thought I was smart, 
but I learned a new  today: .” 
A Strong Friendship 
(Tình bạn mạnh mẽ)
1.24 A Strong Friendship (Tình bạn mạnh mẽ)
1.25 Joe’s Pond (Cái hồ của Joe)
1.25 Joe’s Pond (Cái hồ của Joe)
Joe made the world a better place. He got the idea 
to do that at school. He watched a video there. It 
was about a .. This factory .a lot of 
.and put it in a river. The trash and water were 
a bad .. People .the area by the river and 
drank its water. This made them sick. Many of them 
needed .and made . visits to doctors. 
But the video wasn’t all bad news. It showed ways 
to pick up trash and why it’s important to do this. It 
said people can make a difference to their .. 
The video’s important . made Joe . trash 
with hurting people. 
One day, Joe walked through a park. He . 
some of the problems from the video. One . of 
these problems was the trash in the pond. It was 
full of plastic cups. There was too much trash. Joe didn’t want it to hurt anyone. 
He told his grandfather about the park. His grandfather said, “You know, it’s a . in our family 
to help people. That’s why we give food to poor people. Maybe you can help people by cleaning 
the park.” 
Cleaning the park would . hard work. Joe decided to . a group to help him. He chose a 
. area of the park. It had the most trash. He asked his family and friends to come. On Satur-
day, he gave everyone a sharp stick. They wondered why. He said, “You use the stick’s . to 
pick up trash. This makes it easier.” They worked for six weeks. Different people helped each time, 
but Joe was always there. In that . of time, Joe saw a . of results. There was no trash 
in the water. People could swim in it. Joe knew that was a good .. He was happy because he 
helped his environment 
1.26 Archie and His Donkey (Archie và con lừa của ông)
1.26
Old Archie needed some money. He decided to sell his donkey. So he and his son Tom went to 
town. It was  many miles away. 
Soon, they met a woman. “Where are you going?” she asked. “To town,” said Archie. “Any smart 
person would  the donkey,” she said. “What are you ?” Archie asked. “I’m very 
smart!” Archie wanted to look smart. So he  onto the donkey. Then they continued in the 
direction of the town. 
  the road, they met a farmer. “Hello,” said Archie. “We want to sell this donkey. 
Do you want to buy it?” “I don’t need a donkey,” said the farmer. “But if you want my , don’t 
ride it. The donkey needs to be in good  condition.” “Good idea,” said Archie. “Tom, I want 
you to ride it. You’re lighter.”
“ you nor your son should ride it. It looks very tired. You should carry the donkey.” 
 the farmer. “You’re right,” said Archie. “Come on, Tom! We’ll carry it for the  few 
miles!” The donkey was very heavy, and they couldn’t  a good speed. They didn’t arrive 
until late in the evening. At last, they walked into the town. But there they  the  of 
some teenage boys. They laughed at Tom and Archie. They started to throw stones at them. The 
donkey  by kicking. Tom and Archie  the donkey. It fell on the ground and then 
ran away. Archie lost his donkey. He went home with no money. 
What does this story teach us? We cannot please everyone in our . Don’t take everyone’s 
advice, but set your own .  to everyone you can make decisions by yourself. 
, you may end up with nothing at all.
Archie and His Donkey 
(Archie và con lừa của ông)
1.27 The spider and the Bird (Con nhện và con chim)
1.27
There was once a very big spider. If a bug got into his web, he would .. it. However, he didn’t 
eat the bug right away. He asked the bug a question first. It was always .. a difficult ... 
If the bug’s answer was correct, he let it go. If not, he ate it. 
One day, a small bird on a .. flew into the spider’s web. The spider couldn’t .. eating a 
bird. It was so big! But his .. was too great. He said to the bird, “If you cannot give me a 
.. answer, I will eat you.” 
The bird laughed. “I could eat you!” But the bird was .. scared. She had used all her energy 
trying to get out of the web. And a spider’s .. can be very .. in killing animals. 
“Please don’t eat me,” the bird said. “I would .. make a .. with you.” 
“OK,” the spider said. “If your answer is right, I will let you go. If not, you must give me a ... It 
must be something of great ...” 
The bird said, “You can pick anything you want to eat. I will find it for you.” The spider agreed. 
“Where can you take a .. to the .., the .., and the mountains at the same time?” 
the spider asked. 
The bird asked, “Does this place have ..?” But the spider did not say anything. “I can see 
those places when I fly. Is the ‘sky’ the right answer?” 
“..!” said the spider. “The answer is Hawaii! Now you must find some bugs for me.” 
The spider climbed on the bird’s back. They flew and ate bugs together. They took a .. of the 
forest. Then the bird took the spider home. From that day on, they were friends. And they never 
tried to eat each other again. 
The spider and the Bird 
(Con nhện và con chim)
1.28 The Party (Bữa tiệc sinh nhật)
1.28
Cody’s family moved to a new house. His dad got a new job as a ... Cody liked his new 
town, but he missed his grandparents. For his birthday, Cody wanted to have a party. His dad said, 
“Yes, we could even have a band play!” 
On the day of the party, Cody woke up and ..to get ready. He started to check his 
..of things to do. He was so excited! But then he ..something terrible. There was 
snow on the ground and lots of it! “ Dad!” he yelled. “ How can the ..play their ..out-
side?” 
Dad said, “ We’ll move the ..inside.” It ..fit ..the garage because there were 
some boxes and ..there. But when they finished, they got a call from the band. They did not 
want to come in the snow ... 
Dad said, “ Let’s get someone to perform ...” But no one would come because of the snow. 
Finally, Dad said, “ Cody, there’s too much snow. We need to ..the party.” 
“Yes, sir,” Cody said sadly. “ It’s going to be a ..birthday,” he ... Cody wanted to 
.. his birthday with someone. He wanted to be at his old home. He wanted to see his 
grandparents. 
But then something got his attention. He noticed a car in the ... His grandparents .. 
a car like that! 
Cody was right. His grandparents came for his birthday! “ Happy birthday, Cody! We’re sorry we 
are late. But there was so much snow. It made us go off ... We tried to leave a ..to 
tell you.” 
Cody told them what happened. “I’m sorry,” said Grandpa.
“ I was sad,” Cody said. “ But I’m not anymore. I’m so happy to see you.” Dad brought out Cody’s 
birthday treat. It was his favorite type, a sundae with whipped cream on top. Then Cody told his 
grandparents about the new town. It was his best birthday ever. 
The Party 
(Bữa tiệc sinh nhật)
1.29 How the world Got Light (Thế giới đã có ánh sáng như thế nào)
1.29
The ..of Darkland was a pig—a very bad pig. He was a pig of .. ... He was 
.., and he had a lot of ... But he was .. to all the animals in Darkland. He kept 
all of the world’s light in a bag. He .. to keep the world ..and dark. He wanted to stop 
the .. of the city. The animals couldn’t work in the dark. He didn’t have any .. for 
them. “Light is too good for them,” he said. “Only I should have light.” 
But the animals needed light. So they decided to hold a ... They wanted to find the smart-
est animal in Darkland. That animal had to steal light from the president. They .. the com-
petition everywhere. All the animals came. 
The animals all showed off their ... The .. watched and then .. for the animal 
with the most ... The winner was a tall bird named Raven. They .. him the job of 
getting light. 
The next morning, Raven ate .. and then left his home. “How will I .. light from the 
president?” thought Raven. He needed to trick the president ... Then, Raven had an idea. 
Raven could make his voice sound like anything! 
Raven walked up to the president’s door. He made the sound of a crying baby. He cried very 
loudly. Soon, the president opened the door. 
“ Be quiet!” the president yelled. Right then, Raven quickly made his move. He flew by the pig and 
found the soft bag. He took it outside. The sun was inside the bag.
Raven flew high and put the sun in the sky. The president was very mad. Raven tricked him! But 
the other animals were very happy. At last, they had light—all because of Raven’s smart thinking.
How the world Got Light 
(Thế giới đã có ánh sáng như thế nào)
1.30 Cats and Secrets (Con mèo và bí mật)
1.30
In English, there is a .. .. “let the cat out of the bag.” It means to tell a secret. But 
where did this idiom start? 
It came from a .. of England. Long ago, people there went from town to town to sell things 
like vegetables, clothes, and pigs. They had strong .. about ... They didn’t like lying. 
One day, a man went to the section’s .. to sell things. 
“ I have a baby pig for sale! It won’t .. much,” he said. He held the animal .. his head. 
His style was .. from honest people’s style. He was a .. of tricking people and lying. 
A woman named Beth .. his pig. He offered her the pig for one gold coin. That was a very 
small ... Beth gave him the coin. He put itin his pocket. He walked .. of Beth to get 
the pig. 
He gave her a closed bag and said, “ Here’s your pig.” He then left very quickly. 
Beth looked at the bag’s ... It was moving. She opened it to let the pig out. A cat was 
..! “ He tricked me! That isn’t ..,” she said. 
Later, the man returned to trick more people. Beth saw him and the .. of the cat came 
back. She told her friends. They stopped him. But no one knew what to do next. 
Someone said, “We need an .. and fair person to decide that.” They went to the judge. Beth 
told him about the cat in the bag. 
The judge asked, “Is there ..? Can you .. how he did it?” 
“Look in his bag,” said Beth. She opened it and let a cat out of the bag. They learned the man’s 
secret, and he went to jail. 
That’s how the idiom “ let the cat out of the bag” came to mean to tell a secret. 
Cats and Secrets 
(Con mèo và bí mật)