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典范英语
6-8
The Masked Cleaning Ladies Save the Day
1
?
let
?
s
try the song once more, your
Majesty,
?
said Billy the
Butler.
?
Right,
?
said Queen Norah. She sang,
?We?re going to win the cup. We?re
going
to win the cup. Ooh ah the addio,
we?re going to win the
cup.
How was that??
?Much better, your Majesty,?
sighed Billy.
?But do try
to…?
?
Try
to what?
?
snapped Queen
Norah.
?
Wel
l,
?
said Billy.
?
It would help if you
sounded a little happier.
?
?
It
?
s
this
song,
?
said
Queen
Norah.
?
It
?
s
got
such
silly
words.
But
our
football
team is in the cup
final and I really must learn
it.
?
King Harry
walked in.
?
Do
you think we will win,
dear?
?
?
Of course we
will,
?
said Queen Norah.
?
Yes
dear,
?
said
King
Harry.
?
But
the
Carrot
Castle
team
are
such
cheats,
especially king
Charles, the manager.
?
At that moment,
Captain Jones marched in.
?
I
?
ve
just had a message from King
Charles at
Carrot Castle. He is very keen to know what colour
shirts our team will be
wearing.
?
?
Green, I
think,
?
said King Harry.
?
And his lot can play in
red. Has anyone seen
Princess Jane? I
am going to run a training session for her after
breakfast.
?
Captain Jones giggled.
?
And
what
?
s so
funny?
?
asked the King.
?
In my younger days I was
known as
the Wizard of the
Dribble.
?
?
That,
?
said
Queen
Norah,
?
was because
you
couldn
?
t
eat
rice pudding
without
putting most of it
down you shirt.
?
There was a crash of broken glass from
the hall.
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6-8
?
Sorry,
?
called Princess Jane. She came in
carrying a football. ?I m
issed my
kick.
?
?
Ah,
Jane,
?
said
Queen
Norah.
?
I
was
watching
you
in
training
yesterday.
You
didn
?
t play well
at all. Don
?
t forget you are
the team captain. So I have told one of the
best trainers in the country to give
you some help.
?
King Harry bluseded.
?
I
?
m
not quite that good.
?
?
Not you, you
twit,
?
said Queen Norah.
?
Mr
Goal.
?
?
Missed a
goal?
?
said King Harry.
?
Don
?t you mean
“scored a goal”??
?
what
are
you
talking
about?
?
cried
Queen
Norah.
?
That
?
s
his
name.
Mr
Jason
Goal. He
?
s coming
here this morning. I must dash. I have to try on
my new football
fan
?
s
outfit.
?
The
Queen rushed off.
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The
dining room fell silent.
?What?s the matter, dear?? said King
Harry.
Princess Jane let
out a great long sigh.
?Mum?s
right.
I?m
not playing very well.
I?m
supposed to score goals.
At the mo
ment I
couldn?t
score against a
mouse.?
?On
you head,
Jane,?
called King Harry and
he threw the ball at the Princess. Sh
e
jumped at the ball. The ball bounced off her
shoulder into the marmalade.
?See
what I
mean??
she said sadly.
?Never
mind,?
said King Harry.
?By
the time
you?ve
put your kit on, Mr
Goal wi
ll be here.
You?ll
soon be scoring
dozens of goals. But now
it?s
time for us to get to
w
ork.?
King Harry, Captain Smith and Captain
Jones loved doing housework. Queen
No
rah thought that housework was a job
for cleaners, not captains and kings. So once a
week the three men disguised themselves
as the Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om.
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King Harry and his two captains raced
out of the dining room. Minutes later,
dust
ers in hands, and dressed as the
famous cleaning ladies, they were at work tidying
the
castle.
King Harry and Captain Jones were polishing the
cannons when they saw a ma
n walking
towards the castle.
?That
must be Mr
Goal,?
said Captain Jones.
Just as Mr Goal reached the drawbridge
another man jumped out of the bushes.
He began talking with Mr Goal.
?Wait a minute,? said King Harry. ?It?s
King Charles of Carrot Castle.?
King Charles spoke to Mr
Goal and then walked away.
?What did he
want?? asked Captain Jones.
?There?s something funny going on. We?d
better keep an eye on him,? said King
Harry.
King
Harry
and
the
two
captains
cleaned
around
the
castle
for
the
rest
of
the
morning. But they made
sure that one of them was always watching Princess
Jane Mr
Goal.
The three cleaners stopped for a cup of
tea in the kitchen.
?Well,? said
King Harry. ?There doesn?t seem to be anything
funny going on.?
?I
saw the Princess put the ball in the net dozens of
times,? said Captain Jones.
?She was heading the ball perfectly
when I went by,? said Captain Smith.
?There?s nothing to worry about,? said
King Harry. ?Now perhaps we can tackle
the grime round the cooker.?
Princess Jane stuck her
head round the door.
?How are things
going, dear?? asked King Harry.
?Brilliantly,? said
Princess Jane. ?I?ve never played better. I?ve
just poppede in to
say that we?re
having one last training session. We will be in
the library. Mr Goal
says
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