Question

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Given below is the story, "The Donkey and the Cotton". Underline the main verbs and
helping verbs. Also read and enjoy the story.
There once lived a salt merchant. He had a monkey for his assistance. Every morning, he
would load a sack of salt on the donkey and go to the nearby town to sell it. On the way,
they had to walk across a pond.
One day, while crossing the pond, the donkey thought, "Ooh! This load is so heavy that I
become exhausted very soon. I wish I could get some of this load taken off my back." Just
then the donkey tripped and fell into the water.
Fortunately, the donkey was not hurt. But the sack of salt on the donkey's back fell into
the water. Both the donkey and the salt became wet. Some of the salt in the sack got
dissolved, making the load on the donkey lighter. The donkey felt very happy about the
reduction in the weight of the sack of salt on its back. The merchant did his best to help
the donkey to get up and they carried on their journey.
From that day, it became a regular practice for the donkey to slip and fall in the pond
whenever they crossed the pond to the market. This would dissolve some salt in the sack
thus reducing the weight and relieving the donkey of some load. The merchant was not
aware of the donkey's cunningness. This continued for a few days.
One day, the merchant noticed the donkey deliberately slipping and landing with the
sack into the water. "Oh! So this is the way I am losing my salt everyday" he thought. He
decided to teach the donkey a lesson.
Next morning, instead of loading a sack of salt, the merchant loaded a sack of cotton on
the donkey's back. As usual they had decided to reach the market by crossing the same
pond. While crossing the same pond, the donkey, as usual, slipped and fell into the pond,
hoping that after some time the weight of the sack would go reduced. As usual, both the
donkey and the cotton would become wet. But this time, when he got up, the load on
his back seemed heavier. "Ooh! The Load seems to have gotten heavier," thought the
donkey. The donkey was astonished at what had taken place against the usual result.
The merchant looked at the donkey and said, "Dear friend, I saw you fall into the water
of the pond deliberately every day with the malicious intention of reducing the weight
of the salt. So, I loaded a sack of cotton today. Cotton when wet gets more weight and
becomes heavier. Now you will have to carry it to the town." The poor donkey had learnt
his lesson.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1:salt

Explanation:

salt is the helping verbs