Chen: A girl student should get up at cocks crow, wash her face, rinse her mouth, brush her teeth, comb her hair and pay respect to her parents. When the sun is up, she shall attend to her work. Now your work is to study, so you must get up early.
Belle: I will not be late any more. Fragrant: And I will not go to bed tonight but wait at midnight for you to teach us.
Chen: Have you gone over the verse I taught you yesterday？
Belle: Yes, I have. Will you please explain it today？
Chen: Read the text first.
Belie: By riverside are cooing A pair of turtledoves. A good young man is wooing A fair maiden he loves.
Chen: Now listen please. Turtledove is a bird which represents love and cooing its love call. Fragrant: How will it call？ （Chen imitates the cooing and Fragrant echoes with a funny sound.）
Chen: The turtledove is a gentle bird living by the riverside. Fragrant: Oh, I understand. I remember it happened yesterday or the day before, this year or last year, that a turtledove kept in the cage was set free by our young mistress and it flew to the river and sighed.
Chen: Nonsense！ A pair of turtledoves is evocative. It will make us think of a pair of lovers.
Fragrant: A pair of what？
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