國小高年級朗讀篇目(一)
Santa’s Computer Travels
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One evening before Christmas Eve, Santa and the elves were sitting around the fireplace in Santa’s Den.
Bonnie, sad that her job was almost over for the year, said, “I wish I could go with you to deliver presents to all the boys and girls around the world, Santa.” All the other elves agreed.
Now Santa thought and thought for a moment, and then he got an idea. “Why, you can all go with me on my journey around the world Christmas Eve,” said Santa, with a twinkle in his eye. “You can go on Santa’s Christmas Eve Travels from the computer!”
The elves gathered around Santa’s computer. On the screen was Santa’s Christmas Eve Trip, a computer game.
“On Christmas Eve, you can all go on the journey around the world with me,” said Santa.
“In fact, you can even help me. It’s not easy delivering presents to all the boys and girls around the world before daybreak.”
On Christmas Eve, the elves played the computer game and moved Santa from house to house, landing his sleigh on rooftop after rooftop as he made his journey around the world.
“This is exciting!” said Bonnie. “It’s just like being in the sleigh with Santa!”
Hopping down chimneys and tiptoeing through doors big and small, the elves helped Santa Claus deliver toys to all the good girls and boys around the world.
Then, something happened. Santa was delivering toys at one house and a child woke up. “We’ve got to get Santa out of there!” exclaimed Bonnie.
“We can’t let a child see Santa!” Bonnie quickly pressed Santa’s "magic dust" button, and Santa and all the toys under the tree became invisible. The child soon went back to bed.
The elves all cheered, happy that Santa had yet again made it out of another house without being seen by a child.
“This is so exciting!” said Bonnie. “I’m going to play this computer game every year from now on!”
國小高年級朗讀篇目(二)
The Little Christmas Tree
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Many years ago, deep in a forest, a little fir tree grew in a small clearing. All around it were enormous trees, their tops reaching up toward the sky. The big trees had been growing for more than twenty years, but the little tree had grown from a seed only four years before.
One cold day a truck with lots of men in it came along the broad forest road. It was time for the big trees to be felled and taken to the sawmill to be made into timber. The men checked the trees and looked at their charts.
“Yes,” said the foreman. “All these are ready to go-except this little one, of course. He’s not worth bothering with.”
That night the little tree felt very sad. “I am sorry that you are going to be cut down,” he said to the big trees.
“Don’t worry about us,” they said. “Our tall, smooth trunks will be used to make all kinds of interesting things. There are exciting adventures ahead of us. But you are too small for anything. You will just be thrown away.”
Then the little tree was even more sad. He gazed up at the night sky. “This is the last time that I shall be able to look up at the stars,” he thought.
The next morning many big trucks and more men came along the forest road. Soon the air was full of the noise as the big trees were felled.
The men worked hard all day. By the time that the first evening star appeared in the sky, only the little fir tree was left standing. He saw a man striding toward him. “Goodbye, star.” he whispered.
But the man did not pull the little fir tree up and throw him away. He dug very carefully around the tree with a shovel and lifted him, with a ball of earth protecting his roots.
Then he put the little tree in his truck and drove to his home.
When the man stopped the truck outside the farmhouse where he lived, three little children ran out and clapped their hands. “You’ve brought the Christmas tree!” they cried. “It’s a lovely one!”
“Yes,” said their father. “We will put it in a pot and give it plenty of water. When Christmas is over, we will plant it in the garden.”
So the little tree had his wish after all. Today he stands, tall and strong, in a field near the farmhouse, and at night his topmost branches almost seem to touch the stars.
國小高年級朗讀篇目(三)
Use Your Imagination
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Santa’s elves were taking a break from making toys and were watching TV. Suddenly, a big snowstorm blew in and the electricity went out.
“Oh, no!” moaned all the elves.
Bud whined, “The snowstorm knocked out all the power. Now we can’t watch TV. There’s nothing to do without a TV!”
“Wait!” said Bif as he lit a lantern. “I have an idea! Let’s read a book.”
Bud shook his head and replied, “No, books are boring. You can’t see any action like there is on TV.”
Bif picked up a book and said, “Yes, you can! Just use your imagination, and you’ll find that books can be even better than TV. Come on, everybody!”
The elves gathered around Bif and he started to read
Bif began to read a book to the elves out loud.
“Once upon a time there was a family of polar bears: Mother Bear, Father Bear, and Baby Bart. Father Bear and Baby Bart were out playing one day when all of a sudden there was a fierce snowstorm. It was snowing so hard that Baby Bart got separated from his dad…”
Using their imaginations, the elves soon found themselves imagining the storm and Baby Bart all alone in the cold.
Bif continued.
“Father Bear called Santa right away for help. He knew that Santa found little boys and girls all over the world. Surely Santa could find Baby Bart! Father Bear was…”
“Oh, look!” cried Bud. “The power is back on!” Bud and the other elves looked at one other, and everyone became very quiet.
Then, Bud said, “Bif, you’re right. Reading stories can be better than TV! If you use your imagination, it is like you are right there! Can we turn off the TV and finish reading the story?”
“Yes! Keep reading the story!” the other elves exclaimed.
“We want to see what happens to Little Bart!”
“Sure,” Bif said with a great big smile. He turned off the TV and opened the book again.
“Now, where were we?”