The strories in unit are fables. fables are short stories about people or animals. The are not true stories, but they give a lesson about life. Every country has its fables.
Vladimir does not know what to do. He has a big family. And he lives in alittle house. He is not very happy. One day he goes to town. He talks to awise woman.
"please help me " he says. "My wife and I have six children. We live in a very little house. Eight people in a few rooms! we cannot live this way!
" The wise women listens. She closes her eyes for a minute. Then she ask, "how many animals do you have ? "We have eight animals. We have a horse, a cow, two pigs, and four chikens, "say vladimir.
"Good. Go home now, " says the wise women. "Take all your animals into the house with you."
"Our animals!"say vladimir. He goes home and does what the wise women.
"This is very bad!" he says."The animals eat our food. They fill all the rooms. They sleep in our beds."
The wise womwn closes her eyes again. Then she tells Vladimir, "Now go home. Take the animals out of the house."
Vladimir goes home. He takes the animals out of the house.
The next day, he goes back to the wise wommen. This time he is happy.
"Thank you, Thanks you," he says. "it's very different without the animals. Now we can eat. Now we can sleep. Now we like our house. Thank you for your help. You are a very wise women! "
*Think before you read
*What is the lesson
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