The Grapes Are Sour

1. Read the beginning of the following story and complete it in your own way. Give a suitable title.

There was a dense forest beside a village. There lived a lot of animals including foxes. Among all the animals, one fox was very cunning. It was so clever that..........

There was a dense forest beside a village. There lived a lot of animals including foxes. Among all the animals, one fox was very cunning. It was so clever that he could make the best use of any situation. The farmers of that village were very much concerned about this fox because he might steal their hens and cocks at any time.

On a hot summer day, the fox was passing through a forest. He was very thirsty and looking for water. But he could not find any source of water. Suddenly he saw a bunch of ripe, juicy grapes hanging down from a brach at quite high up from the ground. The fox jumped over again and again but failed to reach there. Then he began to repeat.

He became hungrier and thirstier. He felt weak. He was unhappy not to eat it. The fox could not satisfy its desire to taste the delicious grapes.

The cunning fox then tried to console himself saying, "The grapes are sour and harmful for health." So, We should be concerned about what we have and what we can get easily.

2. Read the beginning of the following story and complete it in your own way. Give a suitable title.

A poor girl, named Khadiza worker in a rich man's house. The housemaster was kind to her but the mistress was very cruel. She used to scold her now and then. One day while serving tea, Khadiza broke a cup of tea..........

Ill Fate of a Maid

A poor girl, named Khadiza worker in a rich man's house. The housemaster was kind to her but the mistress was very cruel. She used to scold her now and then. One day while serving tea, Khadiza broke a cup of tea. The mistress of the house became very furious. She rushed to her and started beating her. Poor Khadiza had nothing to do but silently bear the pain of every hit. Soon tears started rolling down her cheeks. But she did not utter a word. But the mistress became angrier when she saw tears in her eyes. She pushed her violently and Khadiza fell on the floor. When she rose, her forehead was bleeding profusely.

At this time the rice man returned home. He saw everything and listened to what had happened. He became very when he saw blood on Khadiza's forehead. He scolded his wife severely. The mistress of the house felt incredibly ashamed for her deed. She realized her fault and said sorry to both her husband and Khadiza. She dressed her injury, took her to the nearest hospital and bought her a nice dress.

She promised that she would never mistreat Khadiza and from that day on she became very kind to her.