Bertieknewtherewassomethinginthewind.Hismotherhadbeensadinrecentdaysnotsickjuststrangelysad.ThelionhadjustlaindownbesidehimhisheadwarmonBertie'sfeetwhenFatherclearedhisthroatandbegan"You'llsoonbeeightBertie.Aboyneedsapropereducation.We'vefoundtherightplaceforyouaschoolnearSalisburyinEngland."
HisheartfilledwithaterriblefearallBertiecouldthinkofwashiswhitelion."Butthelion"hecried"Whataboutthelion?"
"I'mafraidthere'ssomethingelseIhavetotellyou"hisfathersaid.LookingacrossatBertie'smotherhetookadeepbreath.ThenhetoldBertiehehadmetacircus(马戏团)ownerfromFrancewhowasoverinAfricalookingforlionstobuy.Hewouldcometotheirfarminafewdays.
"No!Youcan'tsendhimtoacircus!"saidBertie."Peoplewillcometoseehim.He'llbeshutupbehindbars.Ipromisedhimheneverwouldbe.Andtheywilllaughathim.He'dratherdie.Anyanimalwould!"Butashelookedacrossthetableatthemheknewtheirmindswerequitemadeup.
Bertiefeltcompletelybetrayed.Hewaiteduntilheheardhisfather'sdeepbreathingnextdoor.Withhiswhitelionathisheelshecreptdownstairsinhispyjamastookdownhisfather'sriflefromtherackandsteppedoutintothenight.Heranandrantillhislegscouldrunnomore.Asthesuncameupoverthegrasslandheclimbedtothetopofahillandsatdownhisarmsroundthelion'sneck.Thetimehadcome.
"Bewildnow"hewhispered."You'vegottobewild.Don'tevercomehome.AllmylifeI'llthinkofyou.IpromiseIwill."Heburiedhisheadinthelion'sneck.ThenBertieclambereddownthehillandwalkedaway.
Whenhelookedbackthelionwasstillsittingtherewatchinghim;butthenhestoodupyawnedstretchedandsprangdownafterhim.Bertieshoutedathimbuthekeptcoming.Hethrewsticks.Hethrewstones.Nothingworked.
Therewasonlyonethinglefttodo.Withtearsfillinghiseyesandhismouthheliftedtherifletohisshoulderandfiredoverthelion'shead.
1.Bertie'smotherwassadprobablybecauseshe______.
A．hadbeenseriouslyillrecently
B．haddecidedtosendBertietoschool
C．knewsellingthelion
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