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An Indonesian folktale tells the story of a
fisherman who always wanted more than what he ___1___
had.
"If only I ___2___
rich !" was the thought constantly ___3___
his mind. He would never have to fish again. He
would build a large house for ___4___
and have hordes of
___5___ to wait on him.
One day, when the fisherman was ___6___
sea, something heavy got entangled ___7___
his fishing net. Cursing his bad luck, he hauled the ___8___
in. Something shiny caught his ___9___
- it was a gold chain ___10___
was 'caught' in the net !
"Gold ! I'll be ___11___
!" Visions of his day dreams coming ___12___
raced through his ___13___
as he began to pull in the gold chain. His small ___14___
began to sink due to the ___15___
of the gold, but the man was ___16___
greedy to stop. Soon, water was rushing ___17___
the boat.
Still, the man ___18___
pulling in the never ending gold chain. The boat
eventually capsized and the gold chain ___19___
to the bottom of the sea, taking the greedy
fisherman ___20___
it.
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