The Enchanted Rock

Good morning Mr Chairman , honorable judges, teachers and all my dear

friends. Today, I am going to tell a story entitled “ The Enchanted Rock.”

There was once a dragon（低到高-慢） settled upon an enchanted（低到高-慢）

rock and was turned into stone immediately. Years passed, a city grew up around
the stone dragon. He listened to the people complaining that King Skinflint taxed
them so harshly that their children were starving.

One morning, the dragon came alive again（加情绪- 笑）. The

dragon flew to King Skinflint’s castle. It gave him such a fright. “He….help!
He…..help! I am being attacked by a dragon.” （害怕） screamed the king. The door
burst open and in rushed guards armed with swords. “ There’s no need for all this,”
（有威严的动作- 声音慢【沉】） said the dragon. “Wha…….what do you mean?” said
King Skinflint gruffly. “Well, Your people are all starving. I think you should stop
taxing them.” （声音慢【沉】） explained the dragon. “Don’t be stupid! I need all
the gold I can get.” As he said this, the King suddenly noticed that the dragon was
covered with beautiful golden scales. （先做表情【眼睛瞪大，兴奋】）“ Seize the
dragon! He’s worth a fortune!” Now of course the dragon could have easily flown
away. Instead , he allowed himself to be captured.

King Skinflint flew upon the dragon all around the city. But, the king was
small and the dragon was tall. It simply meant that someone had to give him a leg
up when he mounted（强调-重）the dragon.

One morning, as the king was soaring in the blue sky, the dragon said, “King
Skinflint , can you see what I can see down there 【沉】in the square?” （声音慢
【沉】） “No, what is it?” “I think…it may be a gold coin.” （声音慢【沉】+ 带有奸
笑的表情） “Are you sure?” （贪婪的表情）cried the King. “Oh..yes, but it doesn’t
matter. I’m sure someone will find it and pick it up.” （声音慢【沉】） said the
dragon. “Fool of a dragon! Gold can’t be left lying around for any old beggar to pick
up. Fly down so that I can get it myself!”
 So, the dragon landed in the square. “Well, where is it?” cried the king,
leeping down from the dragon’s back. “I’m sorry, Your Majesty, Perhaps it was just
a piece of broken glass catching the sunlight.” said the dragon. “ You idiot! Take
me back to the palace at once!”（凶）“Very well, climb on my back,” said the
dragon. The king looked around for someone to give him a leg up, but no-one
offered to help.” “Perhaps you could climb up on the rock, and hop on my back
from there.” “Very well,” replied the king. So, he struggled up the enchanted rock
and standing on top, he began to turn into a stone.”Oh My God, save me!
save……save…”（脚踏出一小步）+（求救的表情- 身体慢慢定格）

Then the dragon flew to the King’s castle , picked up sacks of gold and
showered down gold coins until all the King’s gold had been given back to the
people. “Ha…ha…ha……Make good use of the gold, my people…”（声音慢【沉】+笑）

My dear friends, the moral value of my story is being greedy will only
bring you harm. Thank you.