the thin brown dog

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The Thin Brown DogJulio just found the thin brown dog in front of his hut one cold

morning when he got up from bed. It was an ugly dog, very dirty and

stinking. He tried to drive it away but it would just run away and then

come back. He was not found of dogs even if he live alone in his hut

and badly needed a company. He got tired of driving the dog away so

dog as if it would understand. He ate his breakfast and as was his

decision, he didnt give the dog anything to eat. Then he went to the

forest to cut firewood he could sell in the market. He didnt notice that

the thin dog followed him. It sought cover from the bushes nearby. As

he was pulling a large branch of a tree, a poisonous snake suddenly

appeared. Before he could avoid it, he was already bitten in his foot.

The snake was gone. It was the first time he was bitten by a snake and

he did not know what to do. He tore a piece of his shirt and tied it in his

foot so the venom would not spread fast . He tried to stand but his

knees were trembling perhaps because of tension. He needed help but

didnt knows how he could get help from anybody.

Just then he saw the thin dog coming out from the bush. Barking

loudly, it ran fast in the direction of his home. It came back after

sometimes with three big men who were his neighbours. The man

carried him alternately and took him to the hospital. He was saved.

Since then, he adopted the thin dog and took care of it in gratitude forsaving his life.


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Juan and His BrothersThere lived an old man who had three sons Pablo, Pedro, and

Juan. He told his sons to go out into the world, find jobs and live

comfortably.

A king lived near the edge of a forest. He had much money and

lived in a huge palace and had everything but he was unhappy. A

mighty balete tree grew in the courtyard covering the sun and nobody

could cut it. The kings well had gone dry and a new well was needed.

Nobody could dig a new one. The king announced that whoever cut thebalete tree and digs a new well, could have half of his kingdom.

The three brothers set out into the world. On other way, Juan

found an axe that kept on chopping and he took it with him. Next, he

found an old spade that on digging and he also took it. And then, he

found a shell that gushed out water.

The three brothers heard about the contest in the palace. Pablotried first, but he couldnt cut the old tree. Pedro came next, but the

balete tree grew bigger. The king ordered everyone to stop. But Juan

asked that he should be given the chance to cut the tree. The people

laughed at him but Juan ignored them. He took out the axe and it

chopped the balete tree down. The spade dug a deep well and the shell

filled the well with water. And so Juan got half ofthe kings kingdom.

He lived in the palace while the two brothers continued their scarch for

fortune.


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ToadsAndDiamonds

There was once a widow who had two daughters. The

elder was like her mother temper and face. They were both

disagreeable and proud. The younger was exact I like her

father- kind, polite, and good looking the mother loved her

elder daughter, while she treated the daughter was filling her

jug with water a poor woman came up asking her to give her

some, water to drink. She offered her the poor woman gave

her a reward for being kind-hearted-every time she spoke;

flowers on diamonds would fall from her mouth. When the

mother learned about this, she sent her elder daughter to fetch

some water to drink. Instead of giving her water, she insulted

her. The woman who was a fairy became very angry. She gave

of toad or snake that fall from her mouth every time she would

speak.

The elder daughter went home hurriedly and beat her

younger sister. The younger daughter fled from to the house to

the forest and his herself there. A kings a son found her and

married her.


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The Cave of GoldBerto went to the forest to look for some fruits he could pick

and sell to the market. On his way home, he saw an old woman

caught under a big rock. The woman could hardly more. She

was crying in pain. Berto took pityon her and helped her to get

free from being pressed down by the rock. In, the old women

told him to go to a cave in the mountain were he could findbars of gold.

Make sure that you take only one bars, the old woman

reminded him. The others belong to other poor fellows like

you who have heart of gold.

I will remember that Berto answered. He went home

and got a big bag where he would put the gold. He went to the

mountain and was able to found hundred of gold bars,

scattered on the ground. He picked up a bar and put accomme

date it in his bag could .He left the cave with a bag full of gold

bars. He was thinking of returning to the cave to get the

remaining gold bars so she shortened. When he arrived home

he and his wife took out all the gold bars from the bags but

alas! All the gold bars were turned to the mountain , he could

no longer find the cave of gold


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The RewardA poor fisherman found a floating in the sea. He opened it

and a cold of smoke escaped from it. The cloud of smoke

suddenly it became a genie. You become the luckiest man on

the earth for having freed me! The genie said and laughed

heartily. Ican fill your boat was filled with gold for reward.

With one swift movement ofgenies right hand, the fishermans

boat was filled with gold. The fisherman was not all happy with

a boat of gold. He wanted move for a different reward. He

wanted his hand to change dangerous, the genie told him.

But that is what I want for a reward, the fisherman said

firmly. The genie acceded and granted the fisherman wish.

When the genie left, the fisherman touched his paddle to test

whether his wish was really granted. The paddle was turned

into gold at once. When he went home, the fisherman saw his

wife and son waiting for him at the shore. He was very happy

and very eager to break the news to his wife that they were

now riched that he ran to meet them. He opened his arms in a

wide embracing the two most important people in his life. It

was too late when he remembered that his hands had the

power to change anything to gold. He was shocked to his wife

and son turned into gold.


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