11. One day, a woman was drying rice outside her house. A sparrow (麻雀) flew down and began to eat some of the (1) . The woman was angry and shouted, "You bad bird!" She (2) the sparrow and cut off his tail feathers (羽毛).
A kind old (3) lived next door. They saw what happened and (4) the sparrow to his nest (鸟巢) in an apple tree. They gave the sparrow a bowl of rice. The sparrow was (5) and invited them to meet his wife. Then, the sparrow's wife brought two baskets, one big, one small. She asked them to (6) one to take home. The couple chose the smaller basket. They were surprised to find the basket full of gold and jewels (宝石).
When the woman (7) this, she went to the apple tree. The sparrow's wife (8) her a choice between the two baskets. She chose the (9) one. She thought it had more gold. As soon as she arrived home, she opened it. (10) instead of gold and jewels, the basket was full of angry birds. They flew around her head and ran after her!