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William Tell and Other Stories SJONINOG William Tell and Other Stories 2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences. Charles II was the .... King. of England from 1660-85. bA Deve roa eee ... ig when one half of a country is ........ against the other half. © An English ...... ... usually wears black .... on dina castle there is often a at the door to stop people e@ Something that you don't KNOW i8 «2.1.00 . fA person gives the same to everyone. B Acres ... person can think quickly. h Rich people like to wear expensive and beautiful BTR voscsssssassn Of London is a very old building. JES ad to sa csssssnsann things from shops. Kk Don't 1 can hear you GUESS WHAT The next story comes from China. These are the people in the story. Are they good ©) or bad @)? Lord Bao lives in the south of China. Ile is a judge, and all the people love him because he is very fair. SY One day, he and his servant see a young boy in the ‘Little boy, why town. The boy usually sells oil in the street, but now are you crying?’ asks Lord Bao. he is crying. judge a person wha says when sell to take money for something lord an important man something is right or wrong oil you cook things in this Bao (bau! servant a person who works for someone ric ‘Every afternoon I put my head on this stone and have a sleep,’ the boy says. ‘Lalways put my money next to me. But now it isn’t here!” ‘Tsee,’ says Lurd Bav. ‘Su this He shouts at the stone. ‘Du you have stone is the thief” this boy’s money? Answer me!” The people in the street listen and laugh. ‘What is Lord Bao saying?’ they cry. ‘He’s mad!’ stone something grey or white and thief a person who takes things mad thinking things that are hard without asking not true Lord Bao turns to them. ‘Are you calling me mad? I must fine every one of you a one cent coin for that!’ Eveyone stops laughing and Lord Bao’s servant opens his bag. “Put your coins in this,’ says Lord Without speaking, the people put their coins into the bag. "You are the thief!’ he says. When a man in black puts his coin into the bag, Lord Bao looks up at him. coin fine ask someone for money when they do something wrang metal money ‘But how do you know?’ the people ask, with open mouths. Lord Bao carefully takes the man’s coin from the bag. ‘Look at the oil on this!’ he says. ‘The boy is an oil seller and always has oil on his hands. So this is the boy's coin. and this man is the thief.” The people turn angrily to the man in black, and he is afraid. He quickly takes all the boy’s money The little oil seller is very happy. “Thank you, thank you,’ he says to Lord Bao, and then he runs home. from his coat and gives it back.

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