A Farmer

 NOVEMBER 19, N1V2

                                                            A Farmer

Once a man sold his well to a farmer. The next day when a farmer went to draw the water from that well, the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.”

The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for justice. The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well. You have sold the well to the farmer.” The man replied, “Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the well.”

Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim that water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”

The man understood, that his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.   

1. What is the text about?

A. A farmer and witty Birbal

B. A smart man and a farmer

C. An emperor and a witty Birbal

D. Farmer’s well and witty Birbal

E. A farmer and an emperor

2. Why didn’t the man let the farmer use the water from the well?

A. Because the man needed the water for himself

B. Because there was no water in the well

C. Because the man obeyed what the emperor said

D. Because water in the well was not included in the sales agreement they made before

E. Because the man thought that he had sold the well but the water was not involved

3. What is the moral value of the text?

A. Stealing is not a good thing, you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations.

B. Don’t try to cheat because you will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.

C. One who desires more lose all. One should remain satisfied with what one gets

D. There is no substitute for hard work because dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard work

E. Do not just blindly walk into anything without thinking

 

4. . . . . . . . your Uncle come here every year?

a. Do

b. Does

c. Are

d. Is

e. Will

5. … she … the flower every time you visit her house every day?

a) are - water

b) is - watering

c) is - waters

d) are - watering

e. is - watering

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