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There lived a little deer in the forest．He had beautiful antlers(鹿角), so he was very happy．But when he saw his ugly legs, he was very sad．One day．he was looking at his beautiful antlers reflected(映射)in the river when a tiger came up．The deer ran away．The tiger ran after him．Suddenly the deer had to stop, because his antlers caught in the branches(枝)of a tree He did his best to get clear of the branches and began to run again．When he stopped at a safe place, he said, “The beautiful antlers almost(几乎)took his life, but the ugly legs saved my life．

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　　Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children．Two of the children loved 　　1　　 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 　　2　　 of them to study at the art college at the same time．After many discussions, the two boys finally 　　3　　 a plan．They would toss(抛)a coin．The loser would 　　4　　 down into the mines(煤矿)and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 　　5　　 his brother studying at the college．Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support 　　6　　 brother studying at the college．

　　James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines．James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 　　7　　 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 　　8　　, he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings．

　　　　9　　 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success．Soon after the meal began, James 　　10　　 up from his seat to drink a toast to his dear 　　11　　．He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 　　12　　 will come true．I will take care of you．"

　　But Jack said 　　13　　, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 　　14　　．Now I can' t even hold a glass．"

　　To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 　　15　　 towards the sky．He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later．