The Dog and the Donkey. A Cap Seller and the Monkeys.

The Dog and the Donkey

Once in a small town there lived a baker. He had two pets – a dog and a donkey. The dog kept watch over the house. The donkey carried the bread and the cakes that the baker made.

One night a thief __(A)__ into the house. The baker __(B)__ soundly. The dog too was fast asleep, he did not bark at the thief. The donkey saw the thief and wanted to awaken __(C)__ master, so he began to bray loudly. The thief ran away.

The baker could not sleep. He came out. He could not understand why the donkey brayed so loudly and he beat the stupid but dutiful donkey very badly. But the ___(D)__ house was saved. It was the duty of the dog to keep watch and not of the donkey. However, the donkey turned out to be a __(E)__ guard than the dog.

A	1. broken	2. was breaking	3. broke	4. was broken
B	1. sleeps	2. was sleeping	3. slept	4. has slept
C	1. him	2. her	3. he	4. his
D	1. baker	2. bakers’	3. baker’s	4. bakers
E	1. good	2. more good	3. best	4. better

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A Cap Seller and the Monkeys.

There was a cap seller in a city. He used to go from village to village to sell his caps. His way lay __(A)__ a forest. It was a hot summer day and he got tired. To get some rest he sat under a tree. Soon he fell __(B)__. Many monkeys lived on that tree. When they saw the caps, they climbed down the tree and took the caps. Then they climbed up the tree __(C)__.

The cap seller woke up after some time. He found that his caps were missing. He looked up and saw the monkeys wearing his caps. He tried his best to get his caps __(D)__ but he couldn’t.

Suddenly an idea occurred to him. He took off his own cap and threw it on the ground. The monkeys did the same, since they are imitators. The cap seller collected all his caps and went __(E)__ happily.

1. AGAIN

2. ASLEEP

3. AROUND

4. AWAY

5. BACK

6. THOROUGH

7. THROUGH

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