Honesty is the best policy
Once upon a time, what happened did happen.....or you wouldn't be hearing this story!!
VOCABULARY at the bottom
VOCABULARY at the bottom
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A merchant on a casual jaunt through a market, came across a fine specimen of a camel for sale. The merchant and the camel seller, both skilled negotiators, struck a hard bargain. The camel seller pleased with his skill of bargaining out what he felt was a very good price, parted with his camel and the merchant chuffed that he had struck a fantastic bargain, proudly walked home with the latest addition to his large livestock.
On arriving home, the merchant called to his servant to come and help him take out the camel's saddle. The unwieldy heavily padded saddle being too difficult for the servant to manage on his own. Hidden under the saddle, the servant found a small velvet pouch which on opening he discovered to be filled with precious jewels!!
The servant was overexcited !! "Master you bought a camel.....but see what came FREE along with it !!!" The merchant was astonished as he looked at the jewels in his servants' palm. They were of extraordinary quality sparkling and twinkling in the sunlight.
"I bought the camel" he said, "not the jewels. I must return them to the camel seller immediately." The servant was aghast.....his master was really foolish. "Master.....no one will know."
But the merchant headed right back to the market and handed over the velvet pouch back to the camel seller. The camel seller was very happy, " I had forgotten that I hid these jewels in the saddle for safe keeping. Here, choose one of the jewels for yourself, as a reward."
The merchant said "I paid a fair price for the camel and the camel only, so NO thank you, I do not need any reward." But as much as the merchant refused, the camel seller insisted.
Finally the merchant said, sheepishly smiling, "Actually when I decided to bring the pouch back to you, I already took two of the most precious jewels and kept them for myself."
At this confession the camel seller was a bit flabbergasted and quickly emptied the pouch to count the jewels. However he was very confused. "All my jewels are here. What jewels did you keep?
"The two most precious" said the camel seller.
"My INTEGRITY and my SELF-RESPECT."
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Vocabulary JEWELS UNDER THE SADDLE Venkatachalam Salem
Vocabulary
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01 casual jaunt ...(v) எப்போதும் போல சுற்றி வருவது
02 fine specimen... அருமையான மாதிரி பொருள்
03 skilled negotiators (n) திறமையான வியாபாரிகள்
04 bargain .........(v) பேரம் பேசு
05 strike , struck (v) அடிப்பது
06 chuffed .........(v) கூறினார்
07 livestock ...... (n) ஆடு மாடு, கோழி முதலியவை
08 saddle .......... (n) சேணம்
09 unwieldy heavy.. மிகவும் கனமாக
10 velvet pouch. (n) சிறிய வெல்வெட் பை
11 precious jewel(n) விலை உயர்ந்த கற்கள் (நகைகள்)
12 overexcited .. (v) மிக உற்சாகம் அடைவது
13 astonished. ...(v) ஆச்சரியம் அடைவது
14 palm ............ (n) உள்ளங்கை
(*) palm tree ..... (n) பனை மரம்
15 sparkling.... (adj) மின்னுகிற
16 twinkling..... (adj) மின்னுகிற
17 aghast ..........(v) ஆச்சரியம் அடை
18 headed .........(v) செல், போ
19 reward .......... (n) பணப் பரிசு
20 refuse ........... (v) மறுப்பது
21 insisted .........(v) வலியுறுத்து
22 sheepishly smiling வெட்கத்துடன் சிரித்துக் கொண்டே
23 confession ... (n) .. குற்றத்தை ஒப்புக்கொள்வது
24 flabbergasted (v). . ஆச்சரியம் அடை
25 empty, emptied (v). .. கீழே கொட்டு
26 jewel.............. (n)1 நகைகள்
27 jewel ............. (n) 2 விலை உயர்ந்த கற்கள்
28 integrity......... (n) நேர்மை
29 self respect ... (n) சுய மரியாதை
30 merchant ...... (n) வியாபாரி
Time investment by
Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam
Salem
A merchant on a casual jaunt through a market, came across a fine specimen of a camel for sale. The merchant and the camel seller, both skilled negotiators, struck a hard bargain. The camel seller pleased with his skill of bargaining out what he felt was a very good price, parted with his camel and the merchant chuffed that he had struck a fantastic bargain, proudly walked home with the latest addition to his large livestock.
On arriving home, the merchant called to his servant to come and help him take out the camel's saddle. The unwieldy heavily padded saddle being too difficult for the servant to manage on his own. Hidden under the saddle, the servant found a small velvet pouch which on opening he discovered to be filled with precious jewels!!
The servant was overexcited !! "Master you bought a camel.....but see what came FREE along with it !!!" The merchant was astonished as he looked at the jewels in his servants' palm. They were of extraordinary quality sparkling and twinkling in the sunlight.
"I bought the camel" he said, "not the jewels. I must return them to the camel seller immediately." The servant was aghast.....his master was really foolish. "Master.....no one will know."
But the merchant headed right back to the market and handed over the velvet pouch back to the camel seller. The camel seller was very happy, " I had forgotten that I hid these jewels in the saddle for safe keeping. Here, choose one of the jewels for yourself, as a reward."
The merchant said "I paid a fair price for the camel and the camel only, so NO thank you, I do not need any reward." But as much as the merchant refused, the camel seller insisted.
Finally the merchant said, sheepishly smiling, "Actually when I decided to bring the pouch back to you, I already took two of the most precious jewels and kept them for myself."
At this confession the camel seller was a bit flabbergasted and quickly emptied the pouch to count the jewels. However he was very confused. "All my jewels are here. What jewels did you keep?
"The two most precious" said the camel seller.
"My INTEGRITY and my SELF-RESPECT."
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Vocabulary JEWELS UNDER THE SADDLE Venkatachalam Salem
Vocabulary
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01 casual jaunt ...(v) எப்போதும் போல சுற்றி வருவது
02 fine specimen... அருமையான மாதிரி பொருள்
03 skilled negotiators (n) திறமையான வியாபாரிகள்
04 bargain .........(v) பேரம் பேசு
05 strike , struck (v) அடிப்பது
06 chuffed .........(v) கூறினார்
07 livestock ...... (n) ஆடு மாடு, கோழி முதலியவை
08 saddle .......... (n) சேணம்
09 unwieldy heavy.. மிகவும் கனமாக
10 velvet pouch. (n) சிறிய வெல்வெட் பை
11 precious jewel(n) விலை உயர்ந்த கற்கள் (நகைகள்)
12 overexcited .. (v) மிக உற்சாகம் அடைவது
13 astonished. ...(v) ஆச்சரியம் அடைவது
14 palm ............ (n) உள்ளங்கை
(*) palm tree ..... (n) பனை மரம்
15 sparkling.... (adj) மின்னுகிற
16 twinkling..... (adj) மின்னுகிற
17 aghast ..........(v) ஆச்சரியம் அடை
18 headed .........(v) செல், போ
19 reward .......... (n) பணப் பரிசு
20 refuse ........... (v) மறுப்பது
21 insisted .........(v) வலியுறுத்து
22 sheepishly smiling வெட்கத்துடன் சிரித்துக் கொண்டே
23 confession ... (n) .. குற்றத்தை ஒப்புக்கொள்வது
24 flabbergasted (v). . ஆச்சரியம் அடை
25 empty, emptied (v). .. கீழே கொட்டு
26 jewel.............. (n)1 நகைகள்
27 jewel ............. (n) 2 விலை உயர்ந்த கற்கள்
28 integrity......... (n) நேர்மை
29 self respect ... (n) சுய மரியாதை
30 merchant ...... (n) வியாபாரி
Time investment by
Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam
Salem
Online English Trainer
Source : UNKNOWN
Thanks to
Amarlal Bhathija HCMS78
Time invested
by
Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam
Tamil based English Trainer
Salem
South India.
Thanks to
Amarlal Bhathija HCMS78
Time invested
by
Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam
Tamil based English Trainer
Salem
South India.
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