So without saying anything he did the dishes. Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it. After the lunch, the next day Grandma said, “Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma, Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and killed it. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the lunch. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. Sammy picked up a slingshot to play with out in the woods. Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their farm. Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6. Do not just blindly walk in to anything without thinking There is no substitute for hard work because dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard workĮ. One should remain satisfied with what one getsĭ. Don’t try to cheat because you will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.Ĭ. Stealing is not a good thing, you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations.ī. Because the man thought that he had sold the well but the water was not involvedĪ. Because water in the well was not included in the sales agreement they made beforeĮ. Because the man obeyed what the emperor saidĭ. Because the man needed the water for himselfī.

Why didn’t the man let the farmer use the water from the well?Ī. The man understood, that his trick has failed. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”

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. He has no right to draw the water from 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. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer.

The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for the justice. The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.” 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.

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