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“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
