阅读理解 B24、 Mr
White lived in a small village
His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school
He had to help them to do something in the fields
But he didn't like to live in the poor place
When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory
Three years later he became tall and strong
So he was sent to Africa as a soldier
He stayed there for five years and got some money
Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town
No people in the town went to Africa except him
And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him
The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa
One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa
He told them how he fought with