The Ass And Its Shadow
by Aesop
Thus the traveller hired an ass to carry him and his baggage to a distant part of the country. The owner of the Ass went with the traveller. He was walking beside him to direct the Ass and point out the way.
On the way, they travelled across a treeless plain where the Sun was unbearably hot.. The heat was so intense that the traveller decided to stop for a rest. They could not find any shady place to sit down. Thus the traveller sat in the shadow of the Ass.
The owner of the Ass also felt the heat as much. He was also very tired as he had been walking all the time. He also wished to take a rest in the shade which *was cast by the Ass. He began to argue with the traveller. He said that he had hired the Ass, not the shadow that it cast.
They quarreled loudly and angrily. Soon they were fighting with each other. When the Ass saw this, it took to its heels and ran off as fast as he could.
"In
quarreling about the shadow we often lose the substance."
Words & Phrases
1. once upon a
time
2. travel travelling travelled travelled
3. traveller
4. differ different
5. art part parts
6. count try country
7. different
parts of (the country)
8. decide deciding decided decided
9. hire hiring hired hired
10. on the
journey
11. baggage
12. the distant
part of the country
13. own owner
14. the owner
of the Ass
15. a treeless
plain
16. bear able bearable unbearable
17. unbearably
hot
18. in ten tense intense
19. a shady
place
20. the shadow
21. take a rest
22. argue arguing argued argued
The Ass And Its Shadow
Answer all the Wh-questions in full.
1. Why did
[the traveller] hire an ass?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2. What could
[an ass] do for the traveller?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. Why did [the
owner of the Ass] go along with them?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
4. Why did the
traveller decide to take a break?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5. Why was the
owner of the Ass tired?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
6. Why did the
traveller argue with the traveller?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
7. What
happened when they were fighting?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________The Ass And Its Shadow
by Aesop Original version
The road led across a treeless plain where the Sun beat down fiercely. So intense did the heat become, that the Traveler at last decided to stop for a rest, and as there was no other shade to be found, the Traveler sat down in the shadow of the Ass.
Now the heat had affected the Driver as much as it had the Traveler, and even more, for he had been walking. Wishing also to rest in the shade cast by the Ass, he began to quarrel with the Traveler, saying he had hired the Ass and not the shadow it cast.
The two soon came to blows, and while they were fighting, the Ass took to its heels.
In quarreling about the shadow we often lose the substance.
No comments:
Post a Comment