PAGE-62-1TheHenandtheLittleGirlInacountryhome,amotherhenandhercutechickswerelivinghappily.Alittlegirlcametovisitthecountryhome,butwasverybored.Onenight,thegirlwentintothechickenhouse.Assoonasshewentin,therewasdisorder.Hereandtherecriesofthechickenscouldbeheard.Thefather,whowasinside,wokeup."What'sgoingon?Whyareyoubotheringthechickens?""BecauseI'mbored.""Youhavetosleepnow,goinside."Thegirlwentintothechickenhouse,again,thenextday.Therewasaracketagain,asthechickenswerefrightened.Themooninthenightskywasworried.Thistime,thelittlegirl'sfatherwillnotbeforgiving.Finally,thesleepingfatherwokeup."Whyarethechickenscrying?Bychance"Thefatherwasangryandcameouttotheyard."What'swrongwithyou?Isitokaytobotheranimalsthatcan'ttalk?Youneedtobepunished."Whenthelittlegirlsawherfather'sangryface,shebegantocry."ItistruethatIbotheredthechickens,butIwasboredyesterday.ButtodayIwentintoapologizetothechickens.Iwasgoingtohugthechickens."Whenthefatherheardwhathisdaughtersaid,asmilequicklyappearedonhisface."Youaretrulymydaughter."Thefatherpraisedhisdaughter.Hewasproudofhisdaughterthatknewhowtoapologize.Themoonintheskygaveabiglaugh,too.2TheMermaidPrincessInthedeep,seapalace,therelivedamermaidprincess.Whenevershesangasongwithherbeautifulvoice,everyoneenviedher.However,themermaidprincesswantedtogototheoutsideworld."Iwouldliketohearthebeautifulsoundofbirds."Thekingpromisedher."Whenyouturn15yearsold,youcangoandseethelifeabovethesea.""Oh,Ican'twait!Finally,itwasthemermaidprincess'15thbirthday.Shewentuptothesea.Theprincesssawagreatship.Andshesawahandsomeprincestandingontheship.Theprincessfellinlovewithhimatfirstsight.However,asthunderandlightningstruck,theshipsankonitsside.Theprincelosthisconsciousnessandfelldeepintothesea."Oh,no!Theprincefellintothewater.Letmehurryandsavehim."Theprincesssavedtheprinceandlaidhimonthesand.Theprincesstookcareofhimallnight.Whentheprinceopenedhiseyes,themermaidprincesshidfromhim.Shethoughthemightgetscaredbyhertail.Justthen,aprincessfromaneighborlandca