Lesson 2 The Stolen Crown Part 1 典范英语 4b

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     The family went to see an old castle. Most of it had fallen down a long time ago. "It's just a ruin," said Chip. Kipper wanted to climb on a wall but Dad said "no". "We must look after old ruins," he said. "Once upon a time it was a big castle," said Biff. "I wonder what it was like to live here." Mum found a good spot for a picnic. Floppy saw a rabbit hole. He began to dig in the ground. Chip saw something shining in the dirt so he picked it up. "It's a glass bead," he said. "I wonder who lost it," said Biff. Chip looked at the bead through his magnifying glass. Then, he put it in his pocket. "I don't think it's valuable," he said. Later, Chip came into Biff's room. He had a book about castles. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. The magic took Biff and Chip back in time. It took them to the castle. Some people were wating outside a big door. An inportent man came up. "I am Lord Kent," said the man. "Where is your present for the prince?" Biff and Chip didn't have a present. "Think of something, Chip," said Biff. "Er ... We have a magic glass," said Chip. "It make small things look big." "That is a good present," said Lord Kent. "The prince will like it. Put it on this cushion. Then wait outside in the line." At last, Biff and Chip went into a hall. "That was quick thinking, Chip," said Biff. "I wonder who this prince is." "He must be inportent," said Chip. The prince was sitting on a throne. Chip gave him the magnifying glass. "I love it!" said the prince. The prince jumped off the throne and looked through the magnifying glass. "Tomorrow is an inportent day," he said. "Tomorrow I will be king. You can call me Henry, but tomorrow I will be King Henry," he said. "Come with me." He ran out of the hall. Henry ran up some stairs. "Come and see my crown," he said. "I want to look at it through this magic glass." Two guards looked at Biff and Chip. "We are here to see that the crown is not stolen," said a soldier. "Hold your arms up. We must search you." Henry took Biff and Chip into a small room in a tower. Biff and Chip gasped when they saw the crown. "It looks very valuable," said Chip. "If it was stolen, I could not be come king," said Henry. "But it is safe in this tower. Nobody could take it from here." Henry took Biff and Chip to see his horse. "I shall ride him when I become king tomorrow," he said. Suddenly, they heard shouting. Lord Kent ran up to Henry. "Come quickly!" he shouted. "Your crown has been stolen!" Henry ran back up the stairs to the crown room. The guards were still outside the door. "The crown is missing," said a guard. "How can it be missing?" asked Henry. "We don't kown," said a guard. "Nobody had been here, except you." "I kown who stole it," said Lord Kent. "These childern have stolen it," Lord Kent went on. "They used magic to do it. Through them in prisen at once." "Oh!" said Biff. "Now we're in trouble!"
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