In China, there are always many interesting stories about our inventions. Chopsticks are one of the (important) inventions in
Chinese history. Do you know the story behind the chopsticks? Let me tell you.
According a famous story, it was Dayu who invented chopsticks. Dayu, together with Yao and Shun, was the emperor of ancient (time). At that time, there was flood. Yu was very worried his people. He had to hurry to the flood. And he tried his best (find) some ways to control the flood,
One day, he (have) meals at home. Someone told him that the flood was coming. He decided to hurry to the flood. He was hungry and (pick) up some meals on the table. He wanted to eat quickly. But the food was hot to pick up with hands. Then he used two branches from a tree to pick up the food. They (be) the first pair of chopsticks.
