READ THE STORY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS_ 5, 6, 7 AND 8 :

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer and his wife. They were very poor. They had a goose. It was wonderful, because it laid a golden egg every day. So, the poor farmer and his wife had the good luck to have a golden egg every day, the farmer became greedy and wanted to have all the eggs from the goose at a time. He thought the goose must have many golden eggs inside its stomach. The farmer decided to kill the goose. But his wife told him not to do so. The farmer did not listen to his wife’s words. When he cut the belly of the goose open, he was unhappy to see that there were no eggs inside the goose. So, they remained poor.

5. Fill in the blanks with the best word from the box.

laid

goose

wealthy

poor

listen

all eggs

wonderful

unhappy

a) The farmer had a wonderful goose.

b) The goose laid a golden egg every day.

c) The farmer wanted to be wealthy very quickly.

d) The farmer killed the goose to get all eggs at a time.

e) They remained poor as they were before.

f) He thought the goose must have many golden eggs.

g) The farmer did not listen to his wife’s words.

h) The farmer was unhappy.

6. Write True or False.

a) The farmer had a magical goose. True

b) The goose is a kind of bird. True

c) The goose stomach was full of golden eggs. False

d) The farmer was very impatient. True

e) The farmer’s wife wanted to kill the goose. False

f) They wanted to be rich very quickly. True

7. Answer the following question:

a) Where does a farmer usually sell eggs?

Ans : A farmer usually sells eggs in a bazaar or haat.

b) Who decided to kill the goose? What did the farmer do to get all the eggs?

Ans : The farmer decided to kill the goose. The farmer cut the belly of the goose to get all the eggs at a time.

C) Write three sentences to explain what you understand from the story.

Ans : The story is about a greedy farmer. Because of his greed and impatience, the farmer could not change his poor condition when he got a chance. We understand from the story that greed will make someone lose everything he has in the end.

d) What did the farmer do to be rich in one night?

Ans : The farmer killed the goose to get all the golden eggs at a time and become rich in one night.

e) Write three sentences about “Grasp all, lose all”.

Ans : The proverb means that he who tries to grab many things at a time will lose even what he already has. One should be ambitious to succeed in life. But he/she should not be greedy just like the farmer in the story.

8. Write a letter to your friend about the result of excessive greed.

Khulna,

25.05.2023

My dear Avoni,

I hope you’re having a great time. Today, I’ll tell you an interesting story about the result of excessive greed.

In a distant time, there lived a poor farmer with his wife. By chance, the farmer got a magical goose which laid a golden egg every day. It brought good luck to them. Yet the farmer was not satisfied and cut the goose open to get all the golden eggs at a time. He thought that he could become rich overnight. But with disappointment, he found that there were no golden eggs inside its stomach. So, he remained poor and couldn’t change his miserable condition in spite of having a great chance. Can you see what happens when someone is excessively greedy? It leads a man to his downfall.

I’ll take your leave now. Stay well.

Yours ever,

Mina

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