Once upon a time there was an old miser, who lived with his wife near a
great town, and used to put by every bit of money he could lay his hands
on. His wife was a simple woman, and they lived together without
quarrelling, but she was obliged to put up with very hard fare. Now,
sometimes, when there was a sixpence she thought might be spared for a
comfortable dinner or supper, she used to ask the miser for it, but he
would say, "No, wife, it must be put by for Good Fortune." It was the
same with every penny he could get hold of, and notwithstanding all she
could say, almost every coin that came into the house was put by "for
Good Fortune."
The miser said this so often, that some of his neighbours heard him, and
one of them thought of a trick by which he might get the money. So the
first day that the old chuff was away from home, he dressed himself like
a wayfaring man, and knocked at the door. "Who are you?" said the wife.
He answered, "I am Good Fortune, and I am come for the money which your
husband has laid by for me." So this simple woman, not suspecting any
trickery, readily gave it to him, and, when her good man came home, told
him very pleasantly that Good Fortune had called for the money which had
been kept so long for him.
1)who wanted to play a trick on the man and his wife
2) when did he play the trick?
3)how did the person dress
4)who did he pretend to be?
5) what did the woman do for the man
6)what did the woman tell her husband about the man
7) what can we learn from the story
great town, and used to put by every bit of money he could lay his hands
on. His wife was a simple woman, and they lived together without
quarrelling, but she was obliged to put up with very hard fare. Now,
sometimes, when there was a sixpence she thought might be spared for a
comfortable dinner or supper, she used to ask the miser for it, but he
would say, "No, wife, it must be put by for Good Fortune." It was the
same with every penny he could get hold of, and notwithstanding all she
could say, almost every coin that came into the house was put by "for
Good Fortune."
The miser said this so often, that some of his neighbours heard him, and
one of them thought of a trick by which he might get the money. So the
first day that the old chuff was away from home, he dressed himself like
a wayfaring man, and knocked at the door. "Who are you?" said the wife.
He answered, "I am Good Fortune, and I am come for the money which your
husband has laid by for me." So this simple woman, not suspecting any
trickery, readily gave it to him, and, when her good man came home, told
him very pleasantly that Good Fortune had called for the money which had
been kept so long for him.
1)who wanted to play a trick on the man and his wife
2) when did he play the trick?
3)how did the person dress
4)who did he pretend to be?
5) what did the woman do for the man
6)what did the woman tell her husband about the man
7) what can we learn from the story
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2. The first day that the old chaff was away from home.
3. A wayfaring man
4. "Good Fortune"
5. Give the men her money.
6. That "good Fortune" has come
7. Don't trust anyone so easily and depend on others.
2., the first day that old chuff was away,
3 like a wayfaring man
4., the good fortune
5. She give the money to the man
6., good fortune had called the money
7. Don't trust to a people or person you just meet