A mother bird and her two babies lived in a rice field．Every morning，she flew away to look for food．Before leaving，she always said，"Don't go out．Danger is （1）e

verywhere

verywhere

．Stay inside．Listen to every sound，since it is time to harvest．We must leave the field before the men come to harvest the crops．"
   One day，（2）a

fter

fter

the mother bird flew away，a farmer and his son came to the field．The farmer said to his son， "It's time to harvest．We will ask our neighbours to help us．" The son nodded．When the mother bird got home，the baby birds told her everything．She replied， "My dear，don't be （3）n

ervous

ervous

．We don't have to leave now．" Then，the mother bird started to feed them．
   The next day，as （4）u

sual

sual

，she asked the babies to be careful and left．The farmer and his son came again．The birds heard the farmer say，"The villagers are （5）b

usy

usy

．They have no time to help us．We must get outside help．" The babies told her mum what happened after she came back，but she said， "Don't worry．We （6）s

till

till

have time to move．"
   A few days later，the farmer and his son visited the field the third time．He said， "If we don't harvest the crops quickly，we will lose them．Tomorrow we must do it （7）o

urselves

urselves

．"
   That evening，when the mother bird flew back，the babies told her the farmer's （8）p

lan

lan

．She said， "I'm sure the farmer will cut the crops tomorrow．Now，you are strong （9）e

nough

nough

to fly by yourselves．We will go to our new home in the tall tree over there，because this time，the farmer and his son really（10）d

ecide

ecide

to cut the crops themselves．Always remember：Self-help is the best help，" said the mother bird，taking the babies to their new home．