An old woman is going shopping. She is going by boat. Her basket （篮子) is empty. Oh dear!

An old woman is going shopping. She is going by boat. Her basket (篮子) is empty. Oh dear! Her basket is in the water. "Help!" she says. "Look! My basket is in the river. "

A boy sees the basket. He says. "Don't worry! I can get it! I am a good swimmer (游泳者) He takes off his shirt and shoes and jumps (跳) into the fiver. A duck (鸭子) sees the basket. It gets into the haaket. The boy is swimming in the river. "Where is the basket？" be asks. "It's over them!" says the old womb. "It's behind you! It's under the duck？

The boy swims to the basket. "Go away？ he says to the duck. The duck jumps out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land.

"Oh. thank you!" says the woman.

"You are welcome？ says the boy. "Do you have my shirt and shoes. please？"

"Yes. Here you are. Oh. what's this in my basket？ It's a duck's egg？

An old woman is going to the shop ______

A．by the road

B．by boat

C．on foot