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  All of us have read fables at one time or ___1___ in our lives. A fable is a short story with a moral ___2___ it. Fables teach us useful lessons. Most fables usually revolve ___3___ animals which can talk and behave like human beings.

___4___ telling fables, the story-teller hopes to show ___5___ many of the silly things that human beings do.

One example of a fable is the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper. The story is ___6___ a grasshopper which played all ___7___ summer while the ant worked.

When winter came, the ant reaped the ___8___ of its labor as it had food and ___9___. The grasshopper, on the other hand, was miserable, hungry and cold.

The moral of the story is : "Work hard and you will be rewarded ___10___ or later."

   

 

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  1. another   2. behind    3. around/round    4. By/Through    5. up    6. about    7. through    8. fruits    9. shelter    10. sooner
   
  All of us have read fables at one time or another in our lives. A fable is a short story with a moral behind it. Fables teach us useful lessons. Most fables usually revolve around/round animals which can talk and behave like human beings.

By/Through telling fables, the story-teller hopes to show up many of the silly things that human beings do.

One example of a fable is the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper. The story is about a grasshopper which played all through summer while the ant worked.

When winter came, the ant reaped the fruits of its labor as it had food and shelter. The grasshopper, on the other hand, was miserable, hungry and cold.

The moral of the story is : "Work hard and you will be rewarded sooner or later."

   
 
     
 

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