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The document tells the story of an old woman who finds a pot filled with gold by the side of the road while walking home. She often helps farmers' wives in her village and receives small rewards like meat and tea. The old woman initially considers that the pot might be damaged but decides to take it home regardless.

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The Old Woman’s Luck

There was once an old woman. She made a small amount of money by helping
the farmers' wives in her village. She didn’t earn much. Sometimes, she would
get a plate of meat at one house and sometimes she would get a cup of tea
at another. Yet, the old woman always looked cheerful.

Late one evening as she was walking home, the old woman found a big,
black pot lying by the side of the road. “I would love to have that pot but
I have nothing to put in it,” she said. “Who could have left it here?” She looked
around for the person it belonged to but there was no one there.

“Maybe it will have a hole in it,” she said thoughtfully. “Yes, that
will be why they've left it lying here. Even if it does have a hole in
it, it will make a wonderful pot for a flower on the windowsill. I
think I'll take it home anyway.” She bent her stiff, old back and
lifted the lid to look inside.

“Goodness me!” she cried, jumping back to the other side of the
road. “It is filled to the top with gold pieces!”

1. Where did the old woman find the pot? Tick one.

in a farmer’s field
at the village square
on someone’s windowsill
by the side of the road

2. What did the old woman want to do with the pot?

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3. Give two things that the old woman would sometimes get from nearby houses.

1.

2.

4. Tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.

Statement True False


The woman found the pot outside her home.
The old woman helped local farmers.
The owner of the pot was nearby.
The old woman thought that the pot would have a hole in it.

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Answers
1. Where did the old woman find the pot? Tick one.
in a farmer’s field
at the village square
on someone’s windowsill
by the side of the road

2. What did the old woman want to do with the pot?


She wanted to take the pot home so she could put a flower in it and place it on
her windowsill.

3. Give two things that the old woman would sometimes get from nearby houses.
a plate of meat
a cup of tea

4. Tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
Statement True False
The woman found the pot outside her home.
The old woman helped local farmers.
The owner of the pot was nearby.
The old woman thought that the pot would have a hole in it.

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