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Long long ago, there was a small village in
the Middle East. In the village there was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} old man called Sthira. He lived
by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
( wonder) whether his son would return, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Sthira always said,
"Whatever happens, happens for good.＂
One day the old man's son returned and the
villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
(polite),"Whatever happens, happens for good.＂However,
later, Sthira's son broke his {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Once again the villagers came to visit
him and once again the old man thanked {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) and said, "Whatever
happens, happens for good."Some of the villagers were surprised {#blank#}7{#/blank#}
(hear) this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly hurt!
After a few days, the army came to the
village and forced all the young men to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the army. When they found his
son had a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (break) leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the
villagers came to congratulate him on his {#blank#}10{#/blank#} luck. like always, the old
man was still thankful to them and said.＂Whatever happens, happens for
good.＂
