Pigs are saved – level 1
13-07-2016 07:00
This news is from east China. It rains a lot there. The rivers overflow. Villages and towns are flooded. Many people die. The lives of millions of people change.
Pictures of farmers go online. They say goodbye to their pigs. They think that their pigs are going to die. Many people see the photos. They want to help the pigs. They send help. People save the pigs. This is a happy ending.
Difficult words: overflow (when the water gets over the top of something), flooded (covered in water).
You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.
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