初中英语牛津八年级上学期05（2）
DIOGENES and DISNEY
DIOGENES Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago. He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible All he owned was a big jar that he lived in,a coat,a purse and a cup He was very happy. One day,he saw a small boy kneeling by a fountain. The boy was drinking water from his hands. So Diogenes threw away his cup and became even happier. DISNEY,WALT Disneyland is a famous amusement park in the United States of America. There are also Disneyland Parks in Japan and France. Disneyland was created by Walt Disney(1901-1966), who is famous for his cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck,Goofy,Snow White and many others. Walt was born in the USA. After leaving school and studying art at night, he sold newspapers and delivered mail. Finally he got a job that he really liked--drawing cartoons for films. Walt's most famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse,was a real mouse. It sometimes sat on Walt's desk while he was working. Walt drew the mouse and put it in a cartoon. Soon Mickey became a star and Walt became rich and famous.