Blue Beard came back. He called Fatima and said, “Give me my keys.” Fatima gave him the other keys; but she did not give him the key to the little room. He said, “Where is the key of the little room?” She said, “I will bring it.” She went and brought⁽¹⁾ it; and he saw the red mark. He said, “You have opened the door of the little room. Now you shall die.”
　　She fell⁽²⁾ at his feet. “Give me some hours to live,” she said.
　　He said, “I will give you one hour.”
　　Fatima had three brothers. Her brothers had said, “We shall come and see you today.” But they had not come yet. She said, “If⁽³⁾ my brothers come in this hour，they will save⁽⁴⁾ me.”
　　Her sister Ann was in the house. She called her, “Sister Ann, Sister Ann, go to the window and see if⁽⁵⁾ my brothers are coming.”
　　Sister Ann went to the window; she said, “I see no one coming.”
　　Fatima waited a little while; then she cried, “Sister Ann, Sister Ann, can you see anyone coming?”
　　Sister Ann said, “I can’t see anyone; no one is coming.”
　　Blue Beard called, “Fatima!”
　　Fatima said, “Sister Ann, Sister Ann, is anyone coming?”
　　“I see a little dust⁽⁶⁾,” said Sister Ann, “very far away.”
　　Blue Beard called, “Fatima, come down！”
　　“Sister Ann, Sister Ann,” said Fatima, “is there anyone in the dust?”
　　“I see men in the dust，” said Sister Ann.
　　Blue Beard called, “An hour has gone by. Come down, Fatima, and I shall kill you.”
　　“Sister Ann, Sister Ann, are there three men in the dust?” said Fatima.
　　Blue Beard called, “An hour has gone⁽⁷⁾ by. If you do not come down, I shall come up.”
　　“I see three men,” said Sister Ann.
　　“They are my brothers!” said Fatima.
　　Fatima said, “Sister Ann, call them to come and save me.”
　　Blue Beard called, “I am coming up,” he said.
　　“Sister Ann, call them, Sister Ann!”
　　Blue Beard came to the door.
　　The door opened: Blue Beard caught⁽⁸⁾ Fatima’s arm.
　　The three brothers came in, and killed Blue Beard.
　　So Fatima was saved.
　　
　　（1）动词bring的过去式, 带来
　　（2）动词fall的过去式, 倒下
　　（3）if假如
　　（4）save拯救
　　（5）if是否（用在ask, know,see 等动词后面）
　　（6）dust 灰尘，尘土
　　（7）动词go的过去分词。go by意为时间流逝。
　　（8）动词catch的过去式，抓住。
　　
　　Tell true ( T )or false( F ):
　　() 1. When Blue Beard came back and asked for his keys, Fatima only gave him the key to the little room.
　　() 2. Fatima asked for some hours to live when Blue Beard decided to kill her.
　　() 3. Fatima was almost killed(差点被杀死) by Blue Beard when her brothers came in.
　　() 4. Blue Beard was pretending to be a kind man.
　　() 5. Fatima and her brothers love each other.
　　
　　Keys1. F2. T3. T4. T5.T
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