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“One sigh after another, Mulan sat opposite the door weaving; but no sound of the shuttle was heard, Except the sighs of the girl...” Hua mulan's story, is what we hear since childhood, The Song of Mulan is often come to my mind and make me think of the acient life in the army. The book from Foreign Laguage Teaching and Research Press has introduced Mulan to me as a different image.
She is no longer the big heroine in the history, but a shy and sensitive girl who is keen to get his father’s affirmation. If there has no accident, she will grow up peaceful and get marry with someone else.Unfortunately, the quite life always flies so fast and the enemy had invaded China.although Mulan’s father was too old and weak to fight, he had to join the army because he had no son. Meanwhile, Mulan was worried about him and decided to take his place in the army. …show more content…

It is not hard to imagine how difficult for a girl to survive at the soldier’s camp and even fight the enemy army. Mulan was not strong enough as a man, but she was smart and worked hard during the trainnig for the new sodilers. In this book, Mulan was a fornate girl than the real person, she created a avalanche which whelmed the enemy soldiers and ended the war. Meantime, the general finally found out that Mulan was a girl for her injuries. She was abandoned by her comrades, then she found out that the leader of the enemy soliders was still alive and prepare to attack the Emperor. Mulan saved the Emperor who pardons her for her cheating and give honor to her. Finally, Mulan returned home with the Emperor's gifts. Just as what her father has expected, Mulan has bloomed as the most beatiful flowers in the

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