One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe on the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the sky. They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son. If you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember this lesson. If you don’t care for the little things, you’ll find it difficult to do the great things.”
Where did the farmer find the horseshoe?
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Why didn’t Thomas pick up the horseshoe?
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How did the farmer get the strawberries?
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Thomas didn’t pick up the horseshoe, did he?
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Who ate up all the strawberries, the farmer or his son at last?
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What can you learn from the story?
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