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19 Aug 2022

"What do you mean, fellow?" asked Ki-wu, astonished. "Did you not find the gold we told you about?"

 

"No," he answered, in a tone of half-hidden rage, "but in its place a monster snake, which I cut in two with my blade."

 

We thought we were doing you a favor. Come, Pao-shu, let us go back and have a look at this wonderful snake that has been hiding in a chunk of gold." Laughing merrily, the two companions left the countryman and turned back in search of the nugget.

"If I am not mistaken," said Ki-wu, "the gold lies beyond that fallen tree."

 

"Quite true; we shall soon see the dead snake."

 

Quickly they crossed the remaining stretch of pathway, with their eyes fixed intently on the ground. Arriving at the spot where they had left the shining treasure, what was their surprise to see, not the lump of gold, not the dead snake described by the idler, but, instead, two beautiful golden nuggets, each larger than the one they had seen at first.

 

Each friend picked up one of these treasures and handed it joyfully to his companion.

 

"At last the fairies have rewarded you for your unselfishness!" said Ki-wu.

 

"Yes," answered Pao-shu, "by granting me a chance to give you your deserts."

 

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Answer the questions below.

1. What moral or lesson is illustrated in the story of the golden nugget? ________________________________________________

2. List two examples from the story that show the moral. ___________________________________

3. Use one word to describe the moral of the story: _______________________________

4. Describe a time that you experienced this theme in your own life.___________________