One evening, an old man was sitting on a bench on the top of a hill. He was looking down at the town where he lived, down in the valley below him.
Just then, a traveller walked up to him – a man carrying a stick with a small bag on it containing his possessions. He stopped beside the old man to talk to him.
‘Excuse me, sir,’ the traveller said. ‘I am going to the town down there, the town in the valley. Do you know it?’
‘Yes,’ said the old man. ‘I know it.’
‘Well,’ said the traveller. ‘Can you tell me – what are the people like in that town?’
The old man thought for a bit. Then he said, ‘Tell me – what were the people like in the last town you were in?’
‘Oh,’ said the traveller. ‘They were awful – horrible people. They didn’t like me, and I didn’t like them.’
And the old man said, ‘I’m sorry to tell you that the people in the town in the valley are horrible too. You won’t like them.’
‘OK,’ said the traveller. And he walked away. He didn’t go to the town in the valley.
About an hour later, another traveller arrived near the old man.
‘Excuse me, sir,’ the second traveller said. ‘I am going to the town down there, the town in the valley. Do you know it?’
‘Yes,’ said the old man. ‘I know it.’
‘Well,’ said the second traveller. ‘Can you tell me – what are the people like in that town?’
The old man thought for a bit. Then he said, ‘Tell me – what were the people like in the last town you were in?’
‘Oh,’ said the second traveller. ‘They were wonderful – really nice people. They liked me, and I loved them.’
And the old man said, ‘I’m happy to tell you that the people in the town in the valley are wonderful too. You are going to like them very much.’
‘Oh, thank you!’ said the second traveller. And he walked happily down to the town in the valley.
1 What question do the two travellers ask the old man?
what are the people like in that town?
2 What two different answers does he give them?
‘I’m sorry to tell you that the people in the town in the valley are horrible too.
‘I’m happy to tell you that the people in the town in the valley are wonderful too.
3.
1. They were awful-horrible people.
2. He didn´t go to the town in the valley.
3 They were wonderful-realy nice people.They liked me, and i loved them.
4.He walked happily to the town in the valley.
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2 Whether a place and the people there are nice or not is up to us.
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