Sam was a greedy and selfish man.He never hesitated to cheat others to earn money.The selfish man1.(actual) wanted to own everything in the world.One day,he lost a small bag2.(contain) 50 gold coins.He searched3.the bag day and night.He also sent his workers in search but none could find it.

After a couple of days,4.ten year old girl told her father that she found a small bag with 50 gold coins.The family was rather poor but the honest man decided to give the bag to its owner.He gave it back to Sam and asked him to check5.the bag had 50 gold coins.Sam,who was only happy to get the coins,decided to play a trick.He shouted,“There were 75 gold coins in this bag and you gave me only 50!Where are the other coins?You6. (steal) them!"The poor man was7.(shock) to hear this and they finally took the issue to court to get the right judgment.

The judge heard both the sides.He examined the daughter and the poor man about the number of coins they had found in the bag and they assured8.was only 50!He asked Sam,"Are you sure you had 75 coins?"Sam nodded his head.Then the judge made his decision,"Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins,the bag found by the girl9.had only 50 coins doesn't belong to Sam.In addition,there were no claims against the10.(lose) of 50 coins and I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as appreciation for their honesty!"

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