1. THE THREE POTS
1.When a rich landowner was on his deathbed, gasping for breath, he told
his three sons to dig
under his bed after his death..
2. Some days later the sons dug at the spot and unearthed three pots placed one above the other.The first pot contained mud. The middle pot contained dried cow dung and the lowest pot contained straw. Below the lowest pot there was a silver coin.
3. The brothers were perplexed. “Obviously, father meant to convey some message to us through the pots and their contents,” said the oldest brother, “But what?”
4. They wracked their brains but none of them could come up with an explanation. Finally they decided to consult their doctor who was also a family friend.
5. The T The doctor laughed when the brothers put their problem before him.
“Your f ' your father loved
loved pu puzzles,” he said, “and I think he could not resist setting one last one.
The iin The inerpretation is simple. The topmost pot contains mud, you say. That means he wants
his elde first son to have his fields. The second pot contains cow dung. It means he wants his
second second son to have to have his herd of cattle. The last pot contains straw. The straw is
golden- golden coloured. That means he wants his youngest son to have all his gold.”
6) The t The brothers were happy with the way their father had apportioned his wealth and marvelled
at a at t at the doctor’s sagacity. “But one thing remains unexplained,” said the youngest brother.
“The si silver coin at the bottom of the pots.” “Your father knew you would come to consult me,” smiled
the doct the doctor. “The coin is my fee.”
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the following (5 x 1 = 5)
a) When the three brothers dug at the spot, ____________________________
b) The brothers were perplexed because___________________________
c) According to the doctor the youngest son________________
d) The were happy with their father’s_____________
e)The silver coin was interpreted to be the doctor’s because_________
1.2 Find words from the passage which mean the same as (3 x 1 = 3)
a)confused (para 3):__________________________________
b)discuss with (para 4):_____________________________________
c)in a state of wonder (para6)
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