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Reader's Bank_Level 6_Unit 02                                     Reading Text

A smart man named Edward Lorenz thought of a fun idea. He said, “If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, it could start a chain of events. This might cause a hurricane far away.” This idea doesn’t mean a butterfly can really cause a hurricane. It helps us see how a small thing can grow into something big over time. This idea is called “the butterfly effect.” Let’s look at a real example. A nice teacher helped a student by answering her questions after class. The teacher gave her some extra materials. She was happy and did some research. She discovered a new way to clean water. This discovery won a big award! A company decided to use the discovery. Soon, it was shared all over the world. It helped solve problems with dirty water and gave clean water to many people. This real story shows how even a small action can lead to something amazing.

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Bob Dylan is an American singer who writes songs. He started singing in the 1960s. He sings about war, peace, and fairness. He wants to change the world through his music. One of his famous songs is “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which asks questions about being fair to everyone. Many kids liked his songs. His songs helped them think about the world in new ways. His songs have strong messages, just like poems and novels. In 2016, Bob Dylan won a big prize called the Nobel Prize. Usually, this prize is for writers, but Bob Dylan won it because his song lyrics are like stories. His song lyrics have deep meanings, like poems. Dylan showed that song lyrics can give messages just as important as traditional writing. His music changed the way people think about literature and touched the hearts of many people.

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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful lady named Callisto. She was a woman whose job was to serve the hunting goddesses. Zeus, the king of the gods, fell in love with Callisto. From their love, Arcas was born. Zeus’s wife was very angry because he loved another woman. One day, she saw Callisto in the forest. She thought this was the perfect moment to take revenge on her for stealing her husband. So, she changed Callisto into a big, scary bear! Many years passed, and Arcas grew up to be a strong hunter. One day, he happened to see a big bear in the woods. She was his mother, Callisto! But Arcas did not know it, and he was about to shoot her with his arrow! At that very moment, Zeus saw the scene. He did not want Callisto to get hurt, so he turned Arcas into a bear, too. He placed both of them in the sky as stars. If you ever see the Great Bear and the Little Bear in the night sky, remember this sad story and wish them happiness.