Two wives 

Once there was a man named Shaukeen Ali. He had two wives named Salina and Salima. Salina was young and beautiful but Salima old and ugly.  Salina always wanted to her husband young and smart like her and Salima old. So, Salina plucked white hair of her husband everyday while Salina black. One day Shaukeen Ali became hairless.

Moral: Having more than one wife the same time is very dangerous

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Story Completion

Once there was my friend named Hoshiyar. He had…………………………..

A Greedy Vixen

Once there was a vixen lived in a village. One day she was wandering here and there in search of food. Suddenly, she saw a wine of grapes. Bunches of grapes were hanging from the wine. Seeing them her mouth watered. She jumped many time to catch them but failed. Being disappointed, at last, she said,” the grapes are sour” and went away from there.

Moral: Greediness is foolishness 

Note: meanings of the underlined words:

Vixen: feminine gender of Fox

Wandering: walking freely

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Exercise for practice 

Once there was a beggar lived in a village. One day he was walking here and there in search of food. Suddenly, he saw a palace. The palace was very .……………………………… (complete the story) 

Qualities that Make a Person Successful

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose.

Napoleon Hill wrote, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, what did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.” There is no other secret.

A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like
a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great result. 

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Grammar Task

Note:  write down synonyms, antonyms of the underlined words above the passage and replace them in the story.