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　　A hen, Henny-Penny, lived in a forest with many other animals and birds. One fine, sunny morning, she was busy looking for

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　　in the ground. Suddenly she let out a frightened cackle (咯咯叫) with wings flapping

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　　. A dry leaf had fallen down on her, and she went

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　　at whoever she met, “Run, run for your lives; the sky is falling.” The other creatures stopped whatever they were doing. Some ran behind Henny-Penny, screaming warnings with her, while others

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　　the unfounded story that the sky was falling.

　　We all have

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　　people like this hen. The rest of us are like the other foolish creatures who didn’t stop to verify (证实) the

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　　for themselves. They shoot butterflies with guns. They just will not think for themselves. Why don’t people think for themselves? Often because of laziness, or because they don’t want to be

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　　for their way of thinking.

　　Walking through life

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　　is more dangerous than crossing a busy road with eyes closed. Our thoughts should lead us towards the light of wisdom and sense. Our thinking should be high,

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　　us to the ranks of the sensible. We have been blessed with reasoning, sensitive minds. Let us make use of them and be

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