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see: the log from the bottom of the tree will sink, the log from the top of the tree will float."
The next morning the young man went to the palace. He took up the logs and threw them into the river. One log sank and the other floated. The young man told which log was from the bottom and which one was from the top.
The king was delighted. "How did you know?" he asked. "Tell me the truth", shouted the king.
And the young man told him the truth. He said that it was his father who helped him. His father knew all those things, because he was an old and wise man. The king understood everything. He canceled his order and asked God to forgive him. His kingdom became peaceful and prosperous.
1.... ordered to kill old men.
2.... hid his father in a small room.
3.... came into the house and talked to his son.
4.... tried to get a pearl from the river.
5. ... told that the pearl was in the nest in the tree.
6.... decided to teach the young man a lesson.
7.... knew all these things because he was old and wise.
1. Why did the king order to kill old people?
2. What did the king's ministers do?
3. Where did the son hide his father?
4. What did the son tell his father one day?
5. How did the father help his son?
6. What was the king's reaction when he heard the truth?
3/ Unjumble the words and write them correctly:
diloser, nigk, msirnite, roshe, sten
