【单选题】

A　　People have flown kites in Japan for more than a thousand years．There are many different kinds of kites．Some look like bats，others look like birds．Most have pictures on them．　　There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan. One story is about a thief．He wanted to steal the gold from the top of a high tower．　　The thief and his friends made a large kite．One dark windy night，he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised it into the air．They moved the kite near the top of the tower． Then the thief was able to steal the golD、Another story is about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan．The father made a large kite．His son flew back to Japan with the help of the kite．　　The young men of Japan have kite matches．When the kites are flying，the match starts．The young men try to break each others kite strings．The last kite left in the sky is the winner．The father made a large kite to help his son to_______．

A、steal gold
B．fly above the island
C．return to their country
D．go to another country