Once there was a rich man. He wanted to give a grand feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes...(a) (prepare/ to prepare/ prepared), but he was unable to get fish. He offer... Once there was a rich man. He wanted to give a grand feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes...(a) (prepare/ to prepare/ prepared), but he was unable to get fish. He offered a reward to the man,...(.b) (who/whose/that) would bring it. (A /An/ The) poor fisherman heard about the reward and caught a big fish. He decided to give the fish to the rich man. If he reached the man's house, the gatekeeper .....(c) (wouldn't let/ will not let/ couldn't let) him in till he promised to give him half the reward. The gatekeeper was an evil person. The fisherman thought of teaching him a lesson. The fisherman agreed to give half his reward to the gatekeeper. When the fisherman went inside to give the fish to the rich man, he was highly pleased and wanted to give him Rs. 100, but the fisherman refused to take it. Instead, he demanded a hundred lashes on his back. Everybody.....(d) (were/ has/was) surprised. At last the rich man ordered a servant to give him a hundred lashes. When the fisherman had received fifty, he asked them to stop as he had a partner in the business. The gatekeeper received the remaining 50 lashes. He had to suffer ....(e) (from/ by / to) the torture because of his greed. The rich man understood the whole thing. After giving the gatekeeper fifty lashes he dismissed him from service

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The question is asking to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the choices provided for each blank.
Answer
(a) prepared (b) who (c) The (d) wouldn't let (e) was (f) from
Here are the answers: (a) prepared (b) who (c) The (d) wouldn't let (e) was (f) from
Answer for screen readers
Here are the answers: (a) prepared (b) who (c) The (d) wouldn't let (e) was (f) from
More Information
This story is about karma and greed.
Tips
Read the full sentence before answering so that it makes grammatical sense.
Sources
- STORY WRITING for Class 9 ENGLISH - Doubtnut - doubtnut.com
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