Key words：rooster,  trainer, ready
Genre：fable	Topic：taoist	Words:120
Another week passed. His rooster looked as tame and docile as a chick.

The trained rooster
　

Author： Chuang Tzu	Source：malay.cari.com.my
Nation：China	Date：2008-8-29

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There once was a man who wanted his fighting rooster to be more ferocious. He took the rooster to a trainer. In a few weeks' time he returned and saw that his rooster didn't squawk as loudly.

"Not ready yet," said the trainer. Two weeks later he saw that his rooster barely raised his neck feathers and wings.

"Not ready yet," said the trainer. Another week passed. His rooster looked as tame and docile as a chick.

"You've ruined my fine fighting bird!" screamed the man at the trainer.

"Not at all," the trainer replied, "See how calm and secure he is, how serenely strong he stands today. The other fighting birds take one look at him and they all run away!"

　

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Discussion：

1. What did the man scream at trainer?

2. Was the rooster more ferocious after training? 

3. What does the story mainly tell us?

　

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