One day a rich man took his sons on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show them how the poor lived so that they could be thankful ____ his wealth through hard work.

    They spent a couple of ____ (day) on the farm of what would be considered a poor family.

    On their return, the father asked the elderly boy____ (explain) what he had learnt. To his surprise, the boy, who had kept ____ (silence) and deep in thought on the journey home, ____ (reply) in a way that shocked his father.

    “I want to become a farmer,____ the farmers can enjoy the beautiful night stars while we have only expensive lanterns.” Finally, he asked his father, "What makes us safer, large walls around our house or some friends ____ will protect us?"

    After a while, the boy finished by saying, "Before the trip I thought we ____ (be) rich but today I learnt who is ____(true) rich." With this, the boy got up and walked away,____ (leave) his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally speechless.