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Once there lived a rich man ________ wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they _______ (actual) deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed       very large stone. Then he ______(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not attempt ________ (remove) the stone. ___________,with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. ________ man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but nobody tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, ________ (say) to himself; “The night _______(be)very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
The he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his _______ (strong)to move it. To his amazement, he found a bag of money under the stone.