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There lived a sage in days of yore , yore : long-long ago

mused upon : carefully through about
And he a handsome pigtail wore;
dangling : hanging
But wondered much, and sorrowed more, stout : stubbornly
Because it hung behind him. slack : weakened

He mused upon this curious case,

And swore he’d change the pigtail’s place,
And have it hanging at his face,

Not dangling there behind him.

Says he, “The mystery I’ve found........
I’ll turn me round,” ........ he turned him round;

But still it hung behind him.

Then around, and round, and out and in

All day the puzzled sage did spin;
In vain–it mattered not a pin, –

The pigtail hung behind him,

And right, and left, and round about,
And up, and down, and in, and out

He turned; but still the pigtail stout

Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack

And though he twist, and twirl, and tack ,

Alas! Still faithful to his back,
The pigtail hangs behind him.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Work Out
Work Out
Work Out
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension

A. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
1. The sage _______________ that he would change the pigtail’s place.

2. The sage said that he had found the _______________ .

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