Once there lived a rich man 小題1: wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 小題2: very large stone. Then he 小題3: (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 小題4: man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 小題5: . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 小題6: (say) to himself, “The night 小題7: (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 小題8: (strong) to move it. How 小題9: (greatly) his surprise was at last! 小題10: the stone, he found a bag of money.