“The Holidays” A tale told in the past tense. Please hold up the card of the tense you would use...

“The Holidays”

A tale told in the past tense

Please hold up the card of the tense you would use to

translate the ITALICIZED UNDERLINED verb.

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Once upon a time…There a hard-

working man married to an amicable but foolish

woman.

was

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She a poor housewife besides.

was

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Try as he did, he

her to keep the cottage clean and

neat.

could not teach

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Once of his neighbor friends who felt sorry

for him , “My friend, let me give you some advice.”

said

“As all the world knows, the holidays are coming, and of course everything

must be in order and ready for them. Why

don’t you remind your wife of this?”

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The man there was no harm in trying.

thought

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So a short time later, just before he for

work…left

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… he to the woman and , “Wife,

listen carefully. The holidays are coming, so

be sure to have everything ready for

them today.”

saidturned

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Now the woman really to

please her husband. wanted

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Thinking that the holidays were grand, important people, she the

whole morning standing at the cottage door asking

every passerby, “Are you the Holidays?”

spent

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Everyone and

“no”.

laughed

answered

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At noon the wife

inside to eat her lunch.

went

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A pair of rogues

along in

a wagon.

came

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They at the cottage door.

paused

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“Come in, come in,”

the woman. “Are you the Holidays?”

called

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The rogues,

who as sharp of wit as they nimble of fingers, the question odd indeed.

werewerethought

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“Why do you ask?” they . inquired

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“My husband me the Holidays

and to have everything ready for

them,” the woman .

told

were coming

explained

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“And this I’ve done,” she proudly. added

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“We’re the Holidays, all right,” one rascal,

while the other greedy eyes all over the things in

the snug cottage.

saidcast

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As the simple woman ____ by, the two

________ to load into the wagon everything

they could pick up.

stoodproceeded

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When the husband home, he

astonished to find the cottage almost

bare.

came was

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“What terrible misfortune has

befallen us?” he

. cried

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“No misfortune, dear husband,”

the wife. said

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“I just as you

me.”

did

told

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“I everything in order and ready for

the Holidays.”

had

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“They at noon – two of them – and

_____ up their wagon.”

came

loaded

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The poor husband ____ his head.shook

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“Ah well,” he , “how truly ‘tis : ‘Leave well enough

alone’.”

sighedsaid