____________ lived in a village an idiot. ____________ even a village child could cheat
____________ going to the weekly market to sell his horse and goat ____________ hung
a bell ____________ collar round the goat’s neck ____________ tied one end
____________ to the horse’s tail ____________ another to the goat’s collar
____________ and rode for the market place ____________ some rogues ____________
followed him one of the rogues tied the bell ____________ ran away with the goat
____________ another rogue stopped ____________ why have tied a bell ____________
shocked to find the goat missing ____________ a third rogue came and said
____________ saw aman running away with goat ____________ The idiot
____________ got down and gave it to that rogue ____________ poor idiot waited
____________ saw no sign of their coming ____________ returned home empty handed
Answers
Once upon a time there lived in a village an idiot whom even a village child could cheat easily. No matter how hard he tried to be clever, someone or the other made a fool of him. One day the idiot was going to the weekly market to sell his horse and goat. He hung a bell from the collar around the goat's neck. He tired one end of a rope to the horse's tail and another to the goat's collar. He then mounted the horse and rode for the marketplace. Some rogues, who knew the idiot, followed him. On the way, one of the rogues tied the bell to the tail of the horse and ran away with the goat. The bell tied to the tail went on ringing and the idiot believed that the goat was following him. Sometime later, another rogue stopped the idiot on the way and said, " Please excuse me, Sir. Will you kindly tell me why have tied a bell to your horse's tail? " The idiot looked behind. He was surprised and shocked to find the goat missing. In the meantime, a third rogue came there and said to the idiot, " Sir I saw a man running away with a goat. If you wish, I will chase the thief on your horse and get back your stolen goat. " The idiot at once got down from the horse and gave it to that rogue. The rogue bade him goodbye and drove away from the horse. The poor idiot waited for a long time in the hope of getting back his animals. But he saw no sign of their coming and at last returned home empty-handed Far away somewhere, the rogues were singing: Jingle bell, single bell. finale all the way. Keep on singing day and night, life is but a play. Moral: A Fool And His Fortune Don't Stay Together For A Long Time.
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Explanation:
Once upon a time there lived in a village an idiot whom even a village child could cheat easily. No matter how hard he tried to be clever, someone or the other made a fool of him. One day the idiot was going to the weekly market to sell his horse and goat. He hung a bell from the col lar round the goat’s neck. He tired one end of a rope to the horse’s tail and another to the goat’s collar. He then mounted the horse and rode for the marketplace.
Some rogues, who knew the idiot, followed him. On the way one of the rogues tied the bell to the tail of the horse and ran away with the goat. The bell tied to the tail went on ringing and the idiot believed that the goat was following him.