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The Family Puzzle
There once was ____ lovely family with three children.
The children were very ____
But as they got older, they ____ grew apart.
One ____ the parents called the children together.
“Do you remember this ____
You used ____ play here.
It was always ____ with happiness,” said the father.
The mother continued, ____ now, you don’t even talk to each other.
So, we ____ a puzzle for you.
Here are three silver ____
Go to the market ____ buy something to fill this room completely.
If you succeed, you will get a big ____
Ethan, the eldest
Ethan, the eldest child, said, “We ____ do our best.”
____ youngest of the family, Annie, was puzzled.
“Three silver coins aren’t enough ____ fill this room!”
____ father replied, “If you work together, you can figure it out.
Three heads are better ____ one.”
____ the middle child, shouted, “I know the answer!”
He grabbed ____ silver coin and ran out the door.
Patrick returned after he bought two bags of feathers ____ the market.
____ began to fill the room with feathers, but they barely covered the floor.
Ethan said to Patrick, “Why did you act on your ____
____ dropped his head. “I’m sorry. I thought I knew the answer.”
Annie ____ “Now we only have two coins left.”
____ children went to the market together.
Patrick had ____ idea.
“How about straw? It’s cheaper than feathers, but it takes ____ more space.”
Ethan ____ “Great idea! But let’s only use one coin for now.”
“Good ____ That way, we can play it safe,” said Annie.
Ethan continued, “If straw is not the answer, we will have one more ____ with the last coin.”
They returned home
____ returned home with six bundles of straw.
The straw came up to their knees, ____ it wasn’t enough.
Ethan said, “We ____ to think differently. How about water?”
Patrick said, “The water would just ____ out of the room.
Perhaps the answer isn’t something physical ____ all.”
Annie yelled, ____ it! I know the answer.
Let’s ____ to the market again.”
When ____ got back home, Annie took a candle out of her bag.
The candle was lit by Patrick, and the entire ____ was filled with light.
The mother yelled ____ “You solved the puzzle!”
Now, they could see drawings on ____ wall.
“Look! That’s us! Our family,” said ____
Patrick said, “I remember ____ drawings.
They were drawn by ____ when we were little.”
Ethan ____ to his parents.
____ I understand. The greatest reward in the world is my family.”