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A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3
1. The two brothers worked for a ________________ .

a) king b) rich man c) poor man

2. The two brothers wanted to be ________________ .

a) the owners of the buffaloes b) rich

c) the head of the village

3. To become rich, the brothers stole ________________ of their owner.

a) money b) jewels c) buffaloes
4. At the end, the brothers were ________________ .

a) poor and jobless b) rich and famous

c) head of their village

5. Finally, the brothers had to give ________________ to the master.

a) one buffalo b) twelve buffaloes

c) seven buffaloes

B. Read the following statements carefully. Tell who said these words to whom.
1. “May be they have been eaten by the tigers.”

2. “Are you joking?”
3. “What has happened to my buffaloes?”

4. “I want at least twelve buffaloes for her.”
5. “If we take a buffalo or two from the herd, the master will not even notice, for

he has so many.”
C. Complete the following sentences on the basis of your understanding of the
story.

1. Two brothers were very _________________________ .
2. They thought of stealing _________________________ .

3. The rich man counted his buffaloes and found that ___________________ .
4. The rich man demanded _________________________ .

5. At the end of the story, the two brothers _________________________ .

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