Question 8


Which choice BEST states the central message of this story?


A bear should think twice before


killing a fly


Habib and the Bear


In the ancient land of Persia, there lived a man


named Habib. Habib raised figs to sell in the village.


and every year he planted a few more fig trees


Over time, his grove grew too large for one man to


tend


Some kinds of help are not het


at all


One morning. Habib was especially tired. Carrying a


basket of figs to market, he thought, "Today I must


find a helper to share my work. "


No one should ever ask for


from others


At the market, everyone was happy to see Habib


for he was a kind man who never found fault with


anyone. "Do you know someone I can hire to work


for me?" he asked each customer. But no one knew


a worker who needed a job


Farmers who are bears are


asking for trouble


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