Once there lived a rich man,____ wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out ____ they were worth his help or not.

    In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he ____ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.____, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did ____ same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained ____the stone but none tried to remove it.

    Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,____ (say) to himself, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ” Then pushing and pulling with all his ____ (strong), the young man began to move the stone ... How ____ (surprise) he was! There was a bag of money under____.