Lesson 4 The Two Roads
The Two Brothers
Two brothers went on a ____
They ____ a rock in front of a forest.
____ said, “Go into the forest and swim across the river.
There ____ will find a bear and her cubs.
Take the bear ____ and run up the mountain.
There you will find ____
The younger brother said,
“Let’s go and find happiness ____
“No,” ____ the older brother,
“How can we know ____ is true?
____ if the river is too wide?
Besides, will it ____ easy to take the cubs away from their mother?
Instead of finding happiness, ____ can be killed!”
The younger brother replied,
“How can we ____ if we don’t try?”
They separated, and ____ both went their own way.
The younger brother went ____ the forest and swam across the river.
There was the bear. ____ was sleeping.
He took her ____ and ran up the mountain.
____ he reached the top, some people took him to their city and made him their king.
There ____ lived as a king for five years.
Then a war broke ____ and he lost his throne.
He was on the road again.
One day, the two brothers met again and talked about their lives for the ____ five years.
The ____ brother said, “I was right. I have lived quietly and well.
You were once ____ king, but you have had a lot of trouble.”
The younger brother answered, ____ don’t regret my choice.
I may have nothing ____ but I will always have something to remember.”