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5. An Act of Kindne s "An act of R(ndnessalways brings rewards YOUare late for the bus and are hurrying to the bus stop. You see a blind man trying to cross the road. What do you do? You are late, so you don't stop. The...

5. An Act of Kindne s "An act of R(ndnessalways brings rewards YOUare late for the bus and are hurrying to the bus stop. You see a blind man trying to cross the road. What do you do? You are late, so you don't stop. The blind man may get injured, so you help him to cross. Read this story about a fisherman who saves the life of a fish. What does the fish give in return? Find out. The Talkinq Fish Once there was a poor fisherman. The money he earned from selling the fish just manaqed to keep him and his wife alive. One day the fisherman cauqht a very pretty yellow and blue fish. He was just going to keep it in his basket when the fish spoke, "Brother, please put me back in the water. If you do, I will never forget your kindness. If you don't, I will die soon". The fisherman was so surprisedthat a fish could talk that he put it back in the water. The fish thanked him and joyfully swam away. Returninq home empty-handed that day, he met a man with a cow. The man asked him why he was looking so sad. The fisherman told him that he and his wife were very poor and had nothing to eat: The man told him that he would give them his cow and they could live happily on the money the cow's milk would fetch In return, they would have to answer 19  to answer the three the end of three years. If they were not able questions, he would make them his slaves. The fisherman agreed. any Three years went by happily.The fishermanand his wife did not lack The money. But too soon the day came when the man had said he would come. be able to fisherman and his wife were very They knew they would not answer the questions. Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door. The fisherman opened it to find a handsomeyoung man standing there. "May I rest here for some time?" he asked. The couple agreed. At the appointed time, the strange man knocked at the door. "The time has come to answer my questions," he thundered. The young man signalled to the fisherman and his wife to be quiet. He said, "Ask and I will answer." The man asked three very difficult questions. The youth replied all of them correctly and saved the fisherman and his wife. The next morning, when he was leaving, the fisherman asked him, "Who are you, young man?" The youth replied, "l am the magic fish you had saved. I knew the man was a crook and I had come to help you." Saying this he vanished. Question Time l. Match the following to form sentences. (a) One day the fisherman (i) why he was feeling so sad. co (b) The man with the cow (ii) all the questions correctly. asked him (c) The youth replied to (iii) magic fish the fisherman had saved. (d) If the fisherman and his (iv) caught a very pretty yellow C O) wife were not and blue fish. (e) The youth was the (v) able to answer the questions they would become slaves. d) 20