Narrative 8

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by the house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said, ”I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to his utmost surprise the farmer found an egg in the yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his early hardship. He became lazy, arrogant, and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

What is the text about?

• The golden eggs

• Central Cina

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by the house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said, ”I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to his utmost surprise the farmer found an egg in the yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his early hardship. He became lazy, arrogant, and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

What happened to the farmer’s livestock?

• lost because of flood

• die of starvation

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by the house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said, ”I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to his utmost surprise the farmer found an egg in the yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his early hardship. He became lazy, arrogant, and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

Who passed by in front of the farmer’s house?

• an old man

• a family

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by the house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said, ”I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to his utmost surprise the farmer found an egg in the yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his early hardship. He became lazy, arrogant, and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

What do we learn front the story?

• Being too greedy is not good

• Being patient is goog

Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later an old man, with long grey beard, passed by the house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said, ”I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to his utmost surprise the farmer found an egg in the yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, the livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his early hardship. He became lazy, arrogant, and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

“Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.”

What does the word he refer to?

• The greedy farmer

• an old man