THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
A lamb was
grazing with a flock of sheep one day. She soon found some sweet grass at the
edge of the field. Farther and farther she went, away from the others.
She was
enjoying herself so much that she did not notice a wolf coming nearer to her.
However, when it pounced on her, she was quick to start pleading, "Please,
please don't eat me yet. My stomach is full of grass. If you wait a while, I
will taste much better."
The wolf
thought that was a good idea, so he sat down and waited. After a while, the
lamb said, "If you allow me to dance, the grass in my stomach will be
digested faster." Again the wolf agreed.
While the
lamb was dancing, she had a new idea. She said, "Please take the bell from
around my neck. If you ring it as hard as you can, I will be able to dance even
faster."
The wolf took
the bell and rang it as hard as he could. The shepherd heard the bell ringing
and quickly sent his dogs to find the missing lamb. The barking dogs frightened
the wolf away and saved the lamb's life.
MORAL: The gentle and weak can sometimes be
cleverer than fierce and strong.
1)There is
usually more ___ in big cities. a.
climb b. crime
2)The ___ of
the candle went out. a. frame b. flame
3)Let's ___
before the forest fire comes to our farm.
a. free b. flee
4)My mother
plays a ___ in an orchestra. a. fruit
b. flute
5)The wedding
dress had beautiful white ___. a. race
b. lace
6)I could see
the ___ of the fire at night. a.
grow b. glow
7)We need a
shovel and ___ to work in the garden.
a. lake b. rake
8)It is
against the ___ to park here. a.
law b. raw
9)Did you ___
today's newspaper. a. read b. lead
10)He ___ me
his car for the weekend. a. lent b. rent
11)___ is
delicious to eat for breakfast. a.
Rice b. Lice
12)The
traffic ___ turned green. a.
right b. light
13)Please put
my name on the ___. a. wrist b. list
14)It's a ___
way from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Japan.
a. wrong b. long
15)Which ___
is the meeting in? a. room b. loom
16)The robber
___ the television from the shop. a.
store b. stole
17)World ___
II ended in 1945. a. Wall b. War
management (noun): the act of handling or
running something, usually a business.
This
store is under new management.
commemorate (verb): to remember an important
event through ceremony or observation
The
American Revolution is commemorated every Fourth of July.
memory (noun): the ability to recall past
events
Geanine
has an excellent memory and she can recall things that happened years ago.
mental (adjective): related to the mind
Lauren's
mental abilities must be quite good if she achieved a perfect score without
even studying.
mention (verb): to cite, to speak about, to
refer to
The
instructor forgot to mention that the class was cancelled.
minor (adjective): lesser, less important
The
knife slipped and Marcelle received a minor cut.
minute (adjective, noun): tiny, very small;
sixty seconds
Even
though the speck of dirt on the camera lens was minute, it ruined the
photograph.
Terry
will be finished in one minute.
minuscule (adjective): very small
The
minuscule gem was very hard to see without magnifying glasses.
admit (verb): to accept, to confess, to
allow entry
I
must admit that even though you didn't like the movie I did.
missive (noun): a letter to be sent
Missives
were more common one hundred years ago. Today, people use the telephone.
remove (verb): to take off or to take away
The
waiter removed the dirty dishes from the table.
mobile
(adjective): able to
move
Many
people drive their mobile homes from North to South, following the warm
weather.
motion
(noun): act of
moving, action
Many
people find the motion of a rocking chair soothing.
Story of WEALTH, LOVE and SUCCESS
A woman came
out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front
yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but
you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man
of the house home?", they asked. "No",
she replied. "He's out."
"Then we
cannot come in", they replied.
In the
evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go tell
them I am home and invite them in!"
The woman
went out and invited the men in.
"We do
not go into a House together," they replied.
"Why is
that?" she asked.
One of the
old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of
his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am
Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which
one of us you want in your home."
The woman
went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed.
"How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite
Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife
disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their
daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in
with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home
will then be filled with love!"
"Let us
heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife.
"Go out
and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman
went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come
in and be our guest."
Love got up
and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why
are you coming in?"
The old men
replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of
us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go
with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
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