1、ILEVELED Book NaWrittenby JanGoldberg Illustratedby David C a一門匈、 ？汜遵：）。,。044Written by Jan Goldberg Illustrated by David C乙Hurry up, said Dad. Morn. is going to wonder where we are. And its her birthday. We should at least rn.eet her at the restau

2、rant ontirn.e.Okay, Ill be right there, said seven-year-old Ern.rn.a.3 Sparkys Mystery Fortune Level N4 Me, too, said Jesse, herolder brother. Hey, Emma, lock the back gate so the puppy cant get out.Well only be gone an hour or two.Its nice outside. Hell enjoy the fall air andsunshine.Okay, said Emm

3、a.2Every year for Mon1s birthday, the Mason fan1ily headed for their favorite Chinese restaurant. It was called the Golden Pagoda. En1n1a loved the chow n1ein, andJesse liked the chop suey. Mon1 andDad always ordered egg foo young.Just in tin1e, said Mon1, as Dad and the children ran breathlessly in

4、to the restaurant.5 Sparkys Mystery Fortune Level NIn a jiffy, the family was seated, singing Happy Birthday to Mom. She opened her gifts, and everyone ordered their favorite dishes.,_-Oh, that was delicious, said Emma. Im stuffed. But I always have room for a fortune cookie. Besides, its fun to rea

5、d the fortune.6Mom.,the birthday girl, opened her cookie first. It read:You will help solve a m.ystery.Well, howdo they know that? asked Mom., sm.iling.Dad opened his cookie next. It read:What looks like the right road m.ay not be.，、 I，方嘎 ：） _-一 。，-，。I like to drive, said Dad, laughing.7 0 Sparkys M

6、ystery Fortune Level N已乙、云8 Jesse opened his fortune cookie next.You will lose something you care about. I hope its not myskateboard, he said.Then Emma opened up her cookie. The message inside said:Trees keep secrets under theirleaves.Trees donthave secrets,Emma laughed.Lets get one for Sparky so we

7、 can find out his fortune, said Jesse.Sure, said Dad. After all, hes a member of ourfamily now.Jesse asked for another fortune cookie when he asked for a leftover container. Jesse mixed the leftovers together while Emma opened Sparkys cookie. It read:Those around you will be busy while you are at re

8、st._Huh? thought Emma. I wonder what that means. Emma stuffed all the fortunes in her pocket.9 Sparkys Mystery Fortune Level NAs soon as the family got home, they discovered Sparky was missing. Emma had a sick feeling in her stomach.，,.爹 么hI II .， I.2II 少，.I.,;I I:I., 口二Emma knew it was her fault. S

9、he had forgotten to lock the back gate. The family began to search everywhere they thought the puppy might go._ O- 10Mom called all of the neighbors. Dad drove around in the family car. Jesse rode his skateboard to the park. But, after an hour, they hadnt found the puppy.Sparkys Mystery Fortune Leve

10、l N矗 Where is he? said Emma, sadly.Then Emma remembered the fortunes in her pocket. She opened the papers and read themagain.One fortune caught her attention:Trees keep secrets under their leaves.12。Wait a minute. I think Iknow where to find him! Emma shouted. She ran around to the back of the house

11、. Under a pile of leaves beneath the maple tree, Sparky was curled up, fast asleep.There you are, said Emma, as she hugged the puppy. I guess there are secrets under tree leaves. Well, it doesnt really matter. Finding you is the very best fortune of all!Sparkys Mystery Fortune Level N13Who Made the

12、First Fortune Cookie? We dont know forsure who invented fortune cookies. Here are some theories, orguesses.Theory 1: Some people think thatfortune cookiesaremodern Chinese moon cakes.Centuries ago, moon cakeswith messages inside were common in China.founded GoldenGate Parks Japanese Tea Garden in Sa

13、n Francisco, California. He handed out cookies as thank-you notes.Theory 2: Makoto Hagiwara invented the cookie around 1910. Hagiwara14Theory 3: David Jung invented fortune cookies in Los Angeles inabout 1920. Jung founded the Hong Kong Noodle Company. Many people say he handed the cookies outfree t

14、o unemployed men.However, we do know that today, fortune cookies are enjoyed all over the world.G。,0,-，t。，qSparkys Mystery Fortune Level N15breathlessly(adv.)container (n.)Glossaryin a way that makes breathing difficult (p.5)an object used to hold something inside it (p. 9)discovered (v.) to have fo

15、und for thefirsttime (p. 10)fortune cookie (n.)cookies made from athin layer of dough that is folded and baked around a slip of paper with a fortune or other saying (p. 6)mystery (n.)a story or event that issecret or hidden (p. 7)restaurant(n.)a place where people canbuy and eat a meal (p. 3) theories (n.)guesses or ideas (p. 14)16Photo Credits:Page 14 (top left): Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0; page 14 (bottomight): Royalty-Free/ Shubroto Chattopadhyay/Corbis: Page 14 (background).15 (background and bottom): Jupiter Imag