Three Foolish Sons
There was a rich man who had three sons. They lived in a large house in the town of Keelung in northern Taiwan.
One day, he said to his sons, “You are no longer children. You must do something to earn your own living. When I die, I am not going to leave you very much money. I started with nothing and made a fortune by working hard. You must do the same. Now, here is two hundred dollars for each of you. You can use it to start your own business.”
The three sons went off separately. The eldest son met a hunter. He thought that hunting would be fine so he bought a gun from him for two hundred dollars.
The second son met a basket-maker. He bought a set of tools from him so that he could make baskets.
The third son met a doctor who told him that he had a medicine which could cure all diseases. He bought it from him for two hundred dollars.
When the rich man heard what his sons had done with the money he had given them, he was very angry. “What stupid sons I have!” He said.
One day, the eldest son tried to shoot a fly on his father’s forehead. Instead, he killed his father. The second son picked up his tools and tried to repair the damage to his father’s head. The third son tried to cure his father with medicine which he had bought.
Everyone said that the three sons were very foolish. They had spent all their money uselessly.
One day, he said to his sons, “You are no longer children. You must do something to earn your own living. When I die, I am not going to leave you very much money. I started with nothing and made a fortune by working hard. You must do the same. Now, here is two hundred dollars for each of you. You can use it to start your own business.”
The three sons went off separately. The eldest son met a hunter. He thought that hunting would be fine so he bought a gun from him for two hundred dollars.
The second son met a basket-maker. He bought a set of tools from him so that he could make baskets.
The third son met a doctor who told him that he had a medicine which could cure all diseases. He bought it from him for two hundred dollars.
When the rich man heard what his sons had done with the money he had given them, he was very angry. “What stupid sons I have!” He said.
One day, the eldest son tried to shoot a fly on his father’s forehead. Instead, he killed his father. The second son picked up his tools and tried to repair the damage to his father’s head. The third son tried to cure his father with medicine which he had bought.
Everyone said that the three sons were very foolish. They had spent all their money uselessly.
Answer the questions based on the text above.
1. What is the text about?
……………
2. What did the rich man do with his three sons?
……………
3. Why did he leave his sons money?
……………
4. Tell briefly and clearly what the rich man’s sons did with the money his father had left for them!
……………
5. Why was the rich man angry with what his son did with the money he had given to his sons?
……………
6. Do you think the sons had spent their money wisely?
Why/Why not?
………………
Re-read the text to answer the following questions
1. What is the type of the text above?
………………
2. What does the writer mean by present such text?
………………
3. What is the tense mostly used on the text above?
Give some sentences to support your answer?
………………
4. State the orientation of the story above?
………………
5. Was the story ended happily or sadly?
………………
