Page 27 - Demo

26 Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 EnglishEveryday, after sunset, the tortoise would crawl up onto the bank. The two swans would waddle up beside him.The three friends would settle down for a long chat. Life went on peacefully for them.Why were the swans leaving the place?What did the three friends do after sunset?Then one year, something terrible happened. The rains failed and the lake began to dry up.%u201cWe are leaving this place in the morning,%u201d said the swans. %u201cWe are going to another lake. We are sorry that you cannot fly. If you could fly, we would take you with us.%u201d%u201cWhere is the other lake? %u201d asked the tortoise. %u201cIt%u2019s a long way off. It will take us many days to get there,%u201d said the swans.%u201cI would love to go with you. But I have no wings to fly. I shall say goodbye to you. I won%u2019t be here when you return,%u201d said the tortoise sadly.%u201cWhere will you go? %u201d asked the swans.%u201cNowhere. I shall soon die of thirst right here,%u201d said the tortoise.The swans were sad. They did not want to lose their friend. But they did not know how to help him.Pronounces %u2018tortoise%u2019 as %u2018toh-tus%u2019.