Once there was a little boy who had a very bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails
and told him to hammer a nail into the back of the fence,everytime he lost his temper.The
first day the boy drove thirty-seven nails into the fence.Over the next few weeks,a she learnt
to control his anger, the number of nail shammered daily gradually dwindled down.He
discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all.He hold his father about it.
His father suggested to his son to pull out one nail for eachdaywhenhewasabletoholdhis
temper.The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails
were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.He said,"You have
done well,my son,but look at the holes in the fence.The fence will never be the same.When
you say things in anger,they leave a scar just like this one.You can put a knife in a man and
draw it out.it will not matter how many times you say I am sorry,the wound is still there. answer the following questions.
1.Why did the boy's father give him a bag of nails?
b. Why did the number of nails he boy hammered into the fence lessen each day?
c. What did the boy discover?
d. Was the boy able to control his anger in the end?
Answers
Answered by
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Answer:
he did not lose his temper as he got used to hammering nails that later he woudnt lose his temper
Explanation:
when a person keeps on reapeting he gets used to a thing
Answered by
2
Answer:
a) to hammer the nails at the back fence.
b) to control his anger ,temper.
c)all the nails were gone.
d(yeah.
Explanation:
yup! finally the boy was able to control his anger by a lesson of nails.
hope these will help u
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