9, this article writes that Mr. Carrot missed shaving a beard, which grew longer and longer because it got wet with sweet jam. So the little boy used it for kite string and Mrs. Bird used it as a string for drying diapers....... The article makes us feel the magic of the fairy tale world.

Paragraph Outline:

The whole text***9 natural paragraphs can be divided into four parts.

Part I (1): Mr. Carrot is worried because he has to shave every day.

Part 2 (2-4): Mr. Carrot missed shaving a beard, and because the jam got on it, that beard grew longer and longer.

Part 3 (5-6): the little boy cuts a section of his beard and uses it to fly a kite.

Part 4 (7-9): Mr. Carrot walks past Mrs. Bird's house while Mrs. Bird is looking for a rope to dry her diaper.

Word Explanation

Fretful: sad without an idea or solution.

Thick: dense (mostly referring to branches, leaves, smoke, etc.).

Fluttering: swinging with the wind.

Firm: strong; sturdy.

Near synonyms

Fretful - sorrowful, dense - thick, firm - sturdy.

Antonyms

Often - occasionally, dense - sparse, firm - loose.