Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.(同步阅读)Learn to be Clean with Billy the Bear Cub(书籍音频+Word)-九年级英语教材同步单元主题阅读（人教版）

null LIVING TOGETHER COLLECTION Learn to be Clean with Billy the Bear Cub Illustrations: Pauline Casters Author: Adrienne Heymans Layout: Jérémy Lurquin At the very bottom of a cave lives a bear cub called Billy. He is very sweet but doesn't have many friends. Actually, Billy hates water and never washes himself. Which is why he really has a nastily stink: worse than mouldy cheese, rotten fish, an old sock or even worse than Paul the skunk! One day when Billy is feeling sad and lonely, he catches sight of Mokka the cat surrounded by all his many friends. They are all laughing loudly and it's clear they are having lots of fun. Billy crawls out of his cave to play with them. He runs towards them, chasing the ball. But, suddenly, all of Mokka's friends vanish when they see him coming. As dejected as a discarded sock, Billy asks Mokka: "Why have all your friends disappeared? Don't they want to play with me?" Mokka answers, pinching his nose: "It's because you stink like a billy goat!" Later in the day, Mokka decides to go and help Billy. Equipped with a nose clip, he knocks on the bear's door. When Billy opens the door, he hurries to give Mokka a slimy, stinky hug! "I love you too Billy, but I don't want to suffocate, drowned in your hugs! Just say Hello and that will do." Then Mokka cries out: "Your home is as dirty as my little brother's nappies! It doesn't hurt to clean up, you know." Having helped the little bear to clean his cave, Mokka says: "What about you Billy, when was the last time you took a bath?" Billy, astonished, answers: "A bath…what for?" "To smell good and avoid having your friends suffocate when they're with you!" explains Mokka. Billy is outraged: "But I smell good!" Then he takes a whiff of his horrible smell and faints. Mokka hurries to help him up and adds: "You may as well brush your teeth more often, otherwise they'll end up looking like Granny's" Suddenly, Mokka discovers a big hole in Billy's pair of trousers, just at the edge of his bottom! "Billy! You don't even have decent clothes without stains or holes... I can see a whole full moon through your trousers!" Billy then goes and fetches a brand new outfit from his closet. The next day Mokka comes back with his friends and they start playing just opposite Billy's cave. As the little bear sees them having fun, he can't resist to join them! He comes out of his home and reaches Mokka's friends: "Hello," he says, "may I play with you?" When Mokka turns round, he jumps back: Billy has washed himself and is now perfectly clean! Now that Billy is clean, all of Mokka's friends gladly agree to play with him and give him the ball. MOKKA: - What have you learned today Billy? BILLY: - I will try and tidy up my things regularly. And I will clean up my house! MOKKA: - You can also make an effort to be neat: take baths and brush your teeth every day. BILLY: - It is always more pleasant to smell good and wear nice clothes, without holes or stains! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$