There was a deer in the forest once upon a time. He had large antlers (鹿角). They were (1)          strong that they could protect (保护) the deer from being hurt by other animals.

One day, the deer came near a river to drink water. The water was very (2) _______ (clearly). When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water, he felt satisfied and smiled. “I look like (3) _________ king,” he thought. “And this forest is my country.” Then he noticed something else. “My legs are thin and my feet are small,” he said. “They look so weak.”

While the deer (4) __________ (think), there was a tiger hiding near the river. When the deer (5) ________ (see) him, he ran towards the trees. The tiger ran after (6) __________ (he) quickly.

The deer was a fast (7) _________ (run) and reached the trees first, but (8) __________ (sudden) his big antlers were stuck in (被困于) some sticks. When the tiger caught him, the deer cried out, “I love my antlers, but they get me into trouble. (9) _____________ my legs and feet are weak, they can help me run fast. How silly I am! Now I know they are all important

(10)           me!”