Ⅰ.阅读理解
The elephant was lying heavily on its side,fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in terrible anger:it chased(追逐) the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.
That didn’t stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry.Then someone suggested calling Parbati,the elephant princess.
Parbati Barua’s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer(驯兽师).He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up—how to catch wild elephants.
