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Hi! I'd like to tell you a story "The goose and the golden (金的) eggs".

 Long ago, there was a poor farmer living in a small village. He worked very hard with his wife in the field every day.

 One day a white goose appeared in the field. The farmer and his wife were very happy to see the goose. They took the big fat goose back home.

 The next morning the farmer was really surprised to find the goose laid (下蛋) a big and shiny golden egg!

 The farmer and his wife were very excited. They sang and danced happily.

 Soon the farmer and his wife became richer and richer. They wore nice clothes and ate delicious food every day. They wanted to live in a big,big house.

The farmer and his wife still wanted more. They thought one golden egg a day wasn't enough. There must be a lot of golden eggs in that goose's body!

 Then the farmer and his wife brought a sharp knife. They wanted to kill the goose and get all the golden eggs out.

 Finally, the farmer and his wife killed the goose, but there was no golden egg inside it.

This story tells us, "Those who want everything may end up with nothing."

Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist. He was born in 1452 in Italy. He died in 1519. Da Vinci began to learn to paint when he was 14 years old. One of his most famous paintings is the Mona Lisa. People love the painting. They love the smile on the face of Mona Lisa. The smile was named Mona Lisa's Smile.

There are different stories about the famous painting the Mona Lisa. Here is an interesting one of them. Da Vinci was good at making cakes. His chocolate cake was the best. Da Vinci had a good friend named Mona Lisa. She loved chocolate cakes very much. One day, Mona Lisa came to visit da Vinci. Da Vinci was making a chocolate cake. He said, "Let me paint you. When I finish the painting, we'll share the chocolate cake." Mona Lisa was happy to hear this. She smiled, and da Vinci painted her with that smile.