A story, before everything else: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a maiden who must not

be named.

The maiden lived a solitary life, spending her time in the company of her garden, livestock, and kitchen. Despite being
alone, she was blessed always to have an abundant harvest and numerous livestock. Without anyone to share her
blessings with, she made into meals all she had harvested.

Years of doing this made the maiden very fat, to the point of being obese. Now unable to tend to her garden and
livestock because she cannot work anymore like she used to, the maiden resorted to watching television and surfing the
internet for weight-loss methods. Television shopping prescribed belts that melt fat, abs-crunchers, and the like, while
the internet informed her of the existence of slimming pill that guarantee results in just one week.Desiring to be back to
the way she used to look, the maiden bought all that was mentioned, while still maintaining her regular food intake. A
month later, she did not lose weight – worse; she gained more.

The maiden felt helpless and hopeless, until a runner passed by her house. The maiden spilled to the runner all her
troubles and worries, and the runner left only one piece of advice; “Have a proper diet and do regular exercise. That is
all you need.”Enlivened with what the runner told her, the maiden started having a proper diet and regularexercise. A
month after, there was a gradual difference in how she looked like and how she felt about herself and her body. She
continued doing what was advised.To be continued.

Checkpoint

A: Questions to Ponder On 1. What do you think happened to the maiden months after the first
month?____________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What were the things she did in order to bring her former body
back?_____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

A story, before everything else: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a maiden who must not be named.

The maiden lived a solitary life, spending her time in the company of her garden, livestock, and kitchen. Despite being
alone, she was blessed always to have an abundant harvest and numerous livestock. Without anyone to share her
blessings with, she made into meals all she had harvested.

Years of doing this made the maiden very fat, to the point of being obese. Now unable to tend to her garden and
livestock because she cannot work anymore like she used to, the maiden resorted to watching television and surfing the
internet for weight-loss methods. Television shopping prescribed belts that melt fat, abs-crunchers, and the like, while
the internet informed her of the existence of slimming pill that guarantee results in just one week.Desiring to be back to
the way she used to look, the maiden bought all that was mentioned, while still maintaining her regular food intake. A
month later, she did not lose weight – worse; she gained more.

The maiden felt helpless and hopeless, until a runner passed by her house. The maiden spilled to the runner all her
troubles and worries, and the runner left only one piece of advice; “Have a proper diet and do regular exercise. That is
all you need.”Enlivened with what the runner told her, the maiden started having a proper diet and regularexercise. A
month after, there was a gradual difference in how she looked like and how she felt about herself and her body. She
continued doing what was advised.To be continued.

A: Questions to Ponder On 1. What do you think happened to the maiden months after the first
month?____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What were the things she did in order to bring her former body
back?_____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________