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Proyecto Salón Hogar

 


   A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the

 

side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot

 

and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging

 

down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it.

 

 

The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud

 

lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not

 

grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It

 

will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the

 

slightest use of it."

 

 

 

Use your dictionary.

 

   1. lamentations: __________________________________________

 

   2. discovered: ____________________________________________

 

   3. frequent: ______________________________________________

 

 

Questions:

 

   1. What happened to the lump of gold?

 

   ________________________________________________________

 


   2. What did the neighbor mean when talking about a stone?

 

   ________________________________________________________

 


   3. What is the moral of this story?

 

   ________________________________________________________
 

  

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Beach Compromise

Elisa: Why don't you come into the water? It is very refreshing!

Frank: No, I don't want to swim. I am going to play in the sand.

Elisa: Come on! I will show you how to stand on your hands in the water. It's fun!

Frank: And I can show you how to make sand castles.

Elisa: No. The sand is boring. Come into the water!

Frank: That's not true. The sand is fun.

Elisa: Ok. I have an idea! I will help you make the sand castle and later you can come into the water and

          play with me. What do you think?

Frank: I like your idea. That way, both of us can have fun!

 

Answer.

   1. What does Frank want to do?

   _________________________________________
 

   2. What does Elisa say about playing in the sand?

   _________________________________________

 
   3. How do they solve the problem?

   _________________________________________

 

Use your dictionary.

   1. The sand is boring.

   boring: ____________________________________


   2. The water is refreshing.

   refreshing: _________________________________

 

  

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