小升初英语阅读2-Jack-and-the-lion

Jackandthelion

"Ilostmylion,"saysJack.Heissadandpanicked."Havingalionismything.WithoutmylionI'mjustaregularkidwhodoesn'thavealion.""Iunderstand!"saysLele."Let'sgolookforhimintheneighbourhood."

JackandLelevisitthehairdresser,wheretherearewomenwiththeirheadsunderneaththosebigdryers.Theywonderwhytherearetwoboys.

"Ineedtogetmylionback,"Jackexplains."Excuseme?"saysthehairdresser."Ihavealion.He'sbigandgoldenandmagnificentlooking,asmostlionsare.ExceptthatIdon'thavehimanymore.Hashebeeninhere?"

"Yeah,Igavehimacutandcolouraboutanhourago,"hesays,smiling."Really?"asksJack."No,I'mkidding.Ijustgave

himatrim.Maybeyoushouldtrythebutchershop."

Insidethebutchershop,thebutcherexplainsthathehasn'tseenalion."ButcanIgiveyouguysacoupleofsteaksforyourtrouble?Maybetheywillhelpattractthelion!

They'llalsobedeliciousifyougrillthemwithsomefreshmushroomsandonions.YoushouldgoandseemyfriendDave,

thecomputerprogrammer.Hecanfixanyproblem."Hehandstheboysabusinesscard.

"Thisofficeisreallyboring,"saysJack,openingthedoor."Dave,haveyouseenalion?He'saboutthistallandlookslike,

well,alion.”

"Ihaven't,butIreadaboutyourlionproblemonTwitter,"Daveexplains."Idesignedanappcalled'FindJack'sLion'whichlogsthelocationsofpeoplewhohaveseenhim.Youcandownloaditforfree!"Theboyschecktheirphonesatthesametime."ThanksDave!"

"Let'strythecleaner,"saysLele."I'veseenyourlion,"saysthecleaner."Well,Ihaven'tactuallySEENhim,butIthinkhe'sbeenleavingpawprintsonthegroundallovertown."Heshowsthem

thepawprints.

Theyturndownadarkalleyandattheend,inarayofsunlightisJack'slion.Hehasalilttegirlclingingtohisneck.

"Wheredidyougo?"asksJack."Iwasworried!""Iwashelpingthislittlegirlfindherpar