A long time ago in India, there were a young king and a wise man who was the king’s friend. This king was a good man, __1__ he talked too much. In fact, sometimes the king could not stop talking.    The wise man thought, “I must __2__ the king talk less. But how？”    There was a lake not __3__ from the palace. A tortoise and two birds lived near the lake, and they were __4__ good friends. One day, the birds said to the tortoise, “__5__ are going to a beautiful mountain tomorrow. __6__ you like to come with us？” The tortoise answered, “__7__ can I go with you、 I can’t fly、    “We can take you，” the birds said. “Hold a stick in your mouth, and we’ll carry the stick between us.”    “Thank you. You’re very __8__，” said the excited tortoise.    “Bite on (咬住) stick, and don’t __9__. If you open your mouth, you’ll fail，” the birds said.    The next day, the king and wise man saw the two __10__ in the sky. “Look！” said the king. “Those birds are carrying __11__！ What’s it？”    The tortoise heard this and wanted to say, “I’m a tortoise! I’m flying！” He opened his mouth to say it, and __12__ the ground. “It’s a dead tortoise！” said the __13__. “Why did it fall down the sky？”    The wise man answered. “This talkative tortoise couldn’t hold onto the stick __14__ it couldn’t keep its mouth shut. Great king, this shows us how bad it is to talk __15__.    This king said, “I understand you, my friend.” And after that he became a wiser and less talkative king.    语篇解读：乌龟在空中飞行本是不可能的事，但聪明的乌龟做到了。在鸟的帮助下，它含着木棍飞上了天空，但因为多嘴导致了它跌下来摔死的下场。这个故事再一次告诉我们“沉默是金”这个道理。