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Once upon a time there lived stone cutter in a small village. He worked hard throughout the day, preparing the shapes that were ordered by his customers. His hands were rough and his clothes were dirty. One day he went to the mountain to cut a big stone. It was difficult to work as the weather was extremely hot. After working for several hours, he sat down in the shade of a nearby tree and soon fell asleep. After sometime, he heard the sound of a procession. He woke up and saw many soldiers and attendants walking in the sun, alongside the king who not only rode an elephant but also had an umbrella to keep the sun away. "How wonderful it must be to be a king", thought the stone cutter. He wondered how happy would he be if he were the king instead of a poor stone cutter. As he thought so, a strange thing happened. The stone cutter found himself dressed in silk clothes and shining jewels. His hands were soft and he was sitting on the elephant. He looked around at the attendants and thought, "how easy it is to be a king, these people are here to serve me," the procession moved on and the sun grew hotter.
The stone cutter, now the king, became too warm for comfort. He asked the procession to stop so that he could rest for some time. At once the chief of the soldiers bent before the king and said, "your majesty, this morning you swore to have me hanged to death if we did not reach the palace before the sun set." The stone cutter felt sorry for him and let the procession go on its way again. "I am powerful, it is true, but how more powerful the sun is I would rather be the sun than a king", he thought. At once, he became the sun, shining down on the earth.
Its new power was hard to control. It shone too brilliantly and burned up the fields with its rays, But no matter how hard it shone, it could not see through the clouds. It was evident that the clouds were even stronger and more powerful than the sun. The sun wished that it would rather be a cloud. It started using its new power. It poured rain down on the fields and caused floods. All the trees and houses were swept away but the boulder, which once it had been cutting when it was a stone cutter was unmoved and unchanged. No matter how hard it poured down on the stone, the stone did not move.
The cloud wondered. "That rock is more powerful than I am, Only a stone cutter could change the rock by his skill," No sooner had it said these words, he found himself sitting on a stone. He picked up his tools and began working.
Which of the following is the most appropriate tittle for the story?A dream of a King.
None of these
It assumed that the clouds were stronger than the sun.
The cloud could not affect the boulder
The king desired to be more powerful than he already was.
did
I wanted to 31 myself a sweater. When I asked my mother for some wool, she directed me to the old cloth bag under the stairs. This was the bag 32 which my mother had over the years 33 all the remains from sweaters. scarves, cardigans and gloves that she had knitted for herself 34 the family. When I opened the bag- I screamed "What a mess!" All the wool had tangled itself into a huge knot. I said to my mother, "It's hopeless. All the wool is so badly mixed. 35 can I even de-tangle it, let alone knit a sweater from it." She smiled and said, "It's easier 36 you think. All you have to do is look for the easiest knot and undo that. 37 that is done, the next knot will be easier. Just keep on doing this, until all the wool is unravelled". I 38 as my mother had thought. the wool started to loosen and different colours 39 to emerge. Very soon, instead of one huge untidy bunch of wool I had several neat balls in 40 of me.Choose an appropriate word in place of 36?
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