Read the passage and colour one bag each time you read. There lived a poor but an honest farmer in a village. He supported himself, his wife and seven children using his small piece of land.

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Read the passage and colour one bag each time you read.

There lived a poor but an honest farmer in a village. He supported himself, his wife and seven children using his small piece of land.

One day while he was walking in his field, he found a bag of gold.

He took it home and showed it to his wife. His wife told him to keep some of the gold. He told his wife that honesty is the best policy. He tried to find the person who lost it. At last, he found that the owner of the bag and gave it back. The rich man took the bag and thanked him.

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