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THE DONKEY AND TWO BAGS OF SALT
      One day a farmer and his  (Who?) 1)_        [bags, donkey, salt] _____   went to the market. The donkey carried two bags of (What?)2)_       [sand, seeds, salt] ___. The donkey was so lazy and stubborn and the farmer was very tired.
Soon they came to a small (What?)3)_       [house, river, pond] ____.
          There was a bridge across the river. The donkey stepped on the bridge but stumbled as usually and fell into the river. He got up(What kind?)_4)          [free, confused, tired] ____: there was no salt in his bags.
          Do you know why?
          Some days passed. The farmer loaded the donkey with two bags of salt and they started (Where?)5)_               [to the river, go home, to the market] ________again.
         When the donkey was (Where?)_6)_          [opposite, on, across] ________the bridge he did not stumble but jumped into the river. He was happy again: there was no salt in his bags.
         Next day the farmer loaded the donkey with sponges. He wanted to see (Whose?)_7)_              [donkey's, little boy's, dog's] ___ tricks. They went to the town again. When they were in the middle of the bridge, the donkey jumped into(Where?)8)_          [river, pond, his back] ______.  But this time he was not happy, he was sad.
         Do you know why?

Why did the donkey jump into the river?

 Did the farmer sell the bags of salt in the market?

1. Yes, he did
2. No, he didn’t
3. Maybe

Why did the farmer load the donkey with the sponges?

1. Because he wanted to sell sponges
2. Because he wanted to wash the donkey in the river
3. Because he wanted to see the donkey’s tricks.

The donkey was … at the end of the story.

1. tired
2. happy
3. sad