Many might have dodged the web and (a)   on, leaving the hapless bee to its fate, but Ah Fo was not of this nature.

Many might have dodged the web and sauntered on, leaving the (a)   bee to its fate, but Ah Fo was not of this nature.

(a)   , therefore, he took an end of his cotton robe, extracted the bee from the web, and then, not daring to leave it near its enemy, so exhausted was it, he carried it to his home in the city.

Then it (a)   on a sheet of blank paper.

After that, it spread its wings and flew out of the window, quite (a)   by the dreaming Ah Fo.

It was when that young student awoke from his (a)   , however, that a surprise awaited him.

He spent the remainder of the day (a)   upon the question and lay awake half the night bewildered by the mystery.

He spent the remainder of the day cogitating upon the question and lay awake half the night (a)   by the mystery.

Here he found an old, old man, living in the utmost simplicity, who shook hands with himself within his (a)   sleeves (as is the Chinese custom of greeting) and bade Ah Fo to enter and be seated.

I know that you are bewildered by the affair which happened yesterday, but I will at once (a)   the mystery.

Long have I been pursued, however, by a fellow magician, more (a)   than I and

entirely unscrupulous, who would rid the city of me because I have been accustomed to undo much of his evil by my merciful arts.

Long have I been pursued, however, by a fellow magician, more subtle than I and

entirely (a)   , who would rid the city of me because I have been accustomed to undo much of his evil by my merciful arts.

It has been well understood that, should he ever lure me into his clutches, my life would be (a)   , unless some kindly soul would rescue me.

Now, I have little in worldly goods with which to reward you, but I have the power to make you rich and successful, provided you use my gift properly and with (a)   .

The magician smiled a (a)   and delighted smile.

“I have not seen so much discretion and (a)   in many a long day!” he exclaimed.

“I intend to go out and see all the world, acquire all wisdom and possibly, at the end, overthrow this (a)   and become ruler of the Celestial Kingdom myself!” announced Ah Fo, grandly.

When Ah Fo reached his home, (a)   by his rare fortune, he packed up his small belongings, in preparation for starting out on his tour of the world.

But first, in order to test the power of his pennies, he touched the one enabling him to see into the future, in order that he might (a)   the wisdom of this plan.

Hurriedly he changed his plans again, with the thought of a western route across the country, this time to discover himself lost in a burning desert, parched with thirst, (a)   with a fever and perishing alone under the pitiless sun.

But again, his (a)   penny revealed to him a vision of himself captured by pirates and set to work at the galleys.

But again, his prophetic penny revealed to him a vision of himself captured by pirates and set to work at the (a)   .

And more and more did the (a)   for the achievement of wisdom and learning, under these conditions, slip away from him.

“This power may prove to be very useful later,” he (a)   , “but it has taken all the joy from study for me at the present time.

He found his friend with his family, seated at the evening meal, and was (a)   invited by Tuan See to join them at the repast.

Ah Fo was about to comply with real pleasure, for he enjoyed a well-spread table and (a)   company, when his fingers accidentally touched the third penny.

He could not have imagined such (a)   in the heretofore cordial and devoted friend.

Then, all the while fingering his third penny, he began to detail to his friend how easily he had solved that day some of the (a)   problems they had often mused over unsuccessfully together.

Tuan See certainly (a)   upon him, in words, all the praise he had hoped for; yet the telltale penny kept revealing those horridly candid inner thoughts: “What a conceited coxcomb Ah Fo is getting to be!

Tuan See certainly lavished upon him, in words, all the praise he had hoped for; yet the telltale penny kept revealing those horridly candid inner thoughts: “What a (a)   coxcomb Ah Fo is getting to be!

Allow me to forget all that I have learned through the (a)   of these terrible pennies; give me a contented mind; and lastly, allow me to return to my studies with a new zest and the determination to rise by my own honest

effort above all obstacles.

Allow me to forget all that I have learned through the agency of these terrible pennies; give me a contented mind; and lastly, allow me to return to my studies with a new zest and the determination to rise by my own honest

effort above all (a)   .

Writers use (a)   to perform the actions and speak dialogue, moving the story along a plot line.

(a)   are traditional fictional stories.

His (a)   with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness.

I intend to (a)   the characters and themes in the story.

The (a)   of the sermon was reverence.

Of the twenty (a)   , I've figured out five.