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π The Greedy Mouse:
A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He squeezed in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full and was very happy.
Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. He could not. His belly was full. He tried again. But it was of no use.
The mouse started crying. A rabbit was passing by. It heard the mouse's cry and asked, "Why are you crying, my friend?"
The mouse explained, "I made a small hole and came into the basket to eat the corn. Now I am not able to get out through that hole."
The rabbit said, "It is because you ate too much. Wait till your belly shrinks." The rabbit laughed and went away.
Greedy MouseThe mouse fell asleep in the basket. The next morning his belly had shrunk. But he wanted to eat some more corn. He forgot all about getting out of the basket. So he ate the corn and his belly was really big again.
After eating, the mouse remembered that he had to escape. But obviously, he could not. So he thought, "Oh! Now I will go out tomorrow."
The cat was the next passerby. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He lifted its lid and ate the mouse.
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π The Greedy Mouse:
A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He squeezed in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full and was very happy.
Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. He could not. His belly was full. He tried again. But it was of no use.
The mouse started crying. A rabbit was passing by. It heard the mouse's cry and asked, "Why are you crying, my friend?"
The mouse explained, "I made a small hole and came into the basket to eat the corn. Now I am not able to get out through that hole."
The rabbit said, "It is because you ate too much. Wait till your belly shrinks." The rabbit laughed and went away.
Greedy MouseThe mouse fell asleep in the basket. The next morning his belly had shrunk. But he wanted to eat some more corn. He forgot all about getting out of the basket. So he ate the corn and his belly was really big again.
After eating, the mouse remembered that he had to escape. But obviously, he could not. So he thought, "Oh! Now I will go out tomorrow."
The cat was the next passerby. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He lifted its lid and ate the mouse.
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π»A Unique Experience:
It was a cold and windy night. My friend and I had met after a long time, and were chatting for hours. We did not notice the time passing by, and soon it was close to ten in the night. We decided to take an auto rickshaw to go to our house.
It started raining, and we hurried to get into an auto rickshaw and reach our place. None of the auto rickshaws stopped for us, except one.
The driver asked us where we wanted to go and we told the place. Without saying anything about the fare, he said, "Please get in!" We thanked him and got in.
Since it was very cold, I asked the driver to stop at any small restaurant or a tea shop. We wanted to have a cup of hot tea. The driver stopped near a small restaurant.
We ordered tea, and asked the driver to join us and have a cup of tea. The driver refused. I insisted, but he refused again politely.
My friend asked, "Will you not take tea from this shop or what?"
The driver replied, "No Sir, I don't feel like having tea now."
I asked again, "But, why? A cup of tea will do no harm."
Smiling, the driver replied, "Thank you sir, but I'm sorry."
My friend asked, "Are you against eating or drinking outside?"
The driver said, "No!"
I was really surprised at his behavior and asked my friend not to compel him.
In 15 minutes, we reached our house. We paid the fare and the driver thanked us.
On an impulse, I stopped him, as I really wanted to ask him why he refused to drink tea with us at the restaurant.
He thought for a moment and replied, "Sir, my son passed away this noon in an accident. I don't have enough money for his funeral. So I took a vow not to drink even water, until I earn enough money for my son's funeral. That's why I didn't drink tea when you offered. Please don't misunderstand."
We both were shattered and offered him more money for his son's funeral.
He politely refused, "Thank you for your generosity sir. In one or two hours, if I get one or two more customers, I will earn the money I need." And he left the place.
We were amazed at his strength of character and integrity.
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π»A Unique Experience:
It was a cold and windy night. My friend and I had met after a long time, and were chatting for hours. We did not notice the time passing by, and soon it was close to ten in the night. We decided to take an auto rickshaw to go to our house.
It started raining, and we hurried to get into an auto rickshaw and reach our place. None of the auto rickshaws stopped for us, except one.
The driver asked us where we wanted to go and we told the place. Without saying anything about the fare, he said, "Please get in!" We thanked him and got in.
Since it was very cold, I asked the driver to stop at any small restaurant or a tea shop. We wanted to have a cup of hot tea. The driver stopped near a small restaurant.
We ordered tea, and asked the driver to join us and have a cup of tea. The driver refused. I insisted, but he refused again politely.
My friend asked, "Will you not take tea from this shop or what?"
The driver replied, "No Sir, I don't feel like having tea now."
I asked again, "But, why? A cup of tea will do no harm."
Smiling, the driver replied, "Thank you sir, but I'm sorry."
My friend asked, "Are you against eating or drinking outside?"
The driver said, "No!"
I was really surprised at his behavior and asked my friend not to compel him.
In 15 minutes, we reached our house. We paid the fare and the driver thanked us.
On an impulse, I stopped him, as I really wanted to ask him why he refused to drink tea with us at the restaurant.
He thought for a moment and replied, "Sir, my son passed away this noon in an accident. I don't have enough money for his funeral. So I took a vow not to drink even water, until I earn enough money for my son's funeral. That's why I didn't drink tea when you offered. Please don't misunderstand."
We both were shattered and offered him more money for his son's funeral.
He politely refused, "Thank you for your generosity sir. In one or two hours, if I get one or two more customers, I will earn the money I need." And he left the place.
We were amazed at his strength of character and integrity.
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πdot the i's and cross the t's
βπΎMeaning
If you dot the i's and cross the t's, you do something very carefully to make sure you haven't made any mistakes.
βοΈFor example
πΈI've nearly finished the report. I just have to go over it once more to dot the i's and cross the t's.
πΈWhy can't Jerry dot the i's and cross the t's? I always find mistakes in his work.
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πdot the i's and cross the t's
βπΎMeaning
If you dot the i's and cross the t's, you do something very carefully to make sure you haven't made any mistakes.
βοΈFor example
πΈI've nearly finished the report. I just have to go over it once more to dot the i's and cross the t's.
πΈWhy can't Jerry dot the i's and cross the t's? I always find mistakes in his work.
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π Phrasal verb of the day π
π1-drop off
πMeaning
to fall asleep
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬My mum often drops off in her favourite chair in front of the TV, and we have to wake her up when it's time to go to bed.
π¬If you're driving and you start to feel sleepy, stop and rest. If you drop off behind the wheel, you could kill yourself and a lot of other people.
π2) drop somebody/something β off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place
Iβll drop you off on my way home.
π3) to fall to a lower level or amount
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
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π1-drop off
πMeaning
to fall asleep
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬My mum often drops off in her favourite chair in front of the TV, and we have to wake her up when it's time to go to bed.
π¬If you're driving and you start to feel sleepy, stop and rest. If you drop off behind the wheel, you could kill yourself and a lot of other people.
π2) drop somebody/something β off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place
Iβll drop you off on my way home.
π3) to fall to a lower level or amount
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
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πWhen Adversity Knocks:
Mary was a young girl. She used to get annoyed with everything. She had a negative attitude towards life.
Once, when she felt that life was unbearable, she asked her father what to do. She told him that if she was able to manage and solve one problem, another one followed quickly.
Her father consoled her and took her to the kitchen. He asked Mary to take a potato, an egg and two spoons of tea leaves. Mary was surprised, and asked her father, "Do you want me to cook?"
"No," her father said.
He then took three vessels and poured one cup of water in each vessel. The vessels were placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped the potato in a vessel, egg in the second one and the tea leaves in the third one.
"Why are you doing all these things?" Mary asked, really annoyed with her father.
"Just wait fifteen minutes," said her father.
The impatient daughter managed to wait for around 15 minutes.
Father removed the potato from the pot and placed in a plate. He did the same with the eggs. He filtered the tea decoction using a cup.
Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and the other with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of Mary.
He asked Mary, "What do you see?"
"Potato, egg and a cup of tea," said Mary.
"No, you are wrong," said her father. "Look at it closely and answer me."
Mary replied the same.
"Now touch it and answer me."
The potato was cooked and was soft, the egg was boiled hard, and the tea carried a nice aroma.
Mary couldn't find the correct answer.
Her father said, "The potato was so hard and strong before it was boiled; now it has turned soft and smooth. Also, the egg was delicate but after boiling it became hard. Sip the tea. It is delicious!"
Mary asked, "What does it mean father? I don't understand!"
"Each object responded differently to water. Each object was put under the same kind of circumstances, faced similar adversities, but reacted differently. The potato, when put in boiling water, became very weak. The soft egg became very hard when we put it in boiling water. And the tea leaves are unique. It changed the water itself, giving it a unique flavour and aroma! It gave something new."
Mary understood that we can create something new and unique even when we experience adversities.
So, what are you? A potato, an egg, or a tea leaf?
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πWhen Adversity Knocks:
Mary was a young girl. She used to get annoyed with everything. She had a negative attitude towards life.
Once, when she felt that life was unbearable, she asked her father what to do. She told him that if she was able to manage and solve one problem, another one followed quickly.
Her father consoled her and took her to the kitchen. He asked Mary to take a potato, an egg and two spoons of tea leaves. Mary was surprised, and asked her father, "Do you want me to cook?"
"No," her father said.
He then took three vessels and poured one cup of water in each vessel. The vessels were placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped the potato in a vessel, egg in the second one and the tea leaves in the third one.
"Why are you doing all these things?" Mary asked, really annoyed with her father.
"Just wait fifteen minutes," said her father.
The impatient daughter managed to wait for around 15 minutes.
Father removed the potato from the pot and placed in a plate. He did the same with the eggs. He filtered the tea decoction using a cup.
Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and the other with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of Mary.
He asked Mary, "What do you see?"
"Potato, egg and a cup of tea," said Mary.
"No, you are wrong," said her father. "Look at it closely and answer me."
Mary replied the same.
"Now touch it and answer me."
The potato was cooked and was soft, the egg was boiled hard, and the tea carried a nice aroma.
Mary couldn't find the correct answer.
Her father said, "The potato was so hard and strong before it was boiled; now it has turned soft and smooth. Also, the egg was delicate but after boiling it became hard. Sip the tea. It is delicious!"
Mary asked, "What does it mean father? I don't understand!"
"Each object responded differently to water. Each object was put under the same kind of circumstances, faced similar adversities, but reacted differently. The potato, when put in boiling water, became very weak. The soft egg became very hard when we put it in boiling water. And the tea leaves are unique. It changed the water itself, giving it a unique flavour and aroma! It gave something new."
Mary understood that we can create something new and unique even when we experience adversities.
So, what are you? A potato, an egg, or a tea leaf?
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πkick the habit
βπΎMeaning
If you kick the habit, you manage to stop doing something that has become a bad habit.
βοΈFor example
πΈI wish I could stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't kick the habit.
πΈRashid used to bite his fingernails but his girlfriend made him kick the habit.
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πkick the habit
βπΎMeaning
If you kick the habit, you manage to stop doing something that has become a bad habit.
βοΈFor example
πΈI wish I could stop smoking cigarettes but I just can't kick the habit.
πΈRashid used to bite his fingernails but his girlfriend made him kick the habit.
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π kickback πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
a payment made, often secretly or illegally, to someone who has helped to arrange a deal or a job
βFor example
πΊSeveral corrupt politicians were arrested for getting kickbacks from companies that were given huge government contracts.
πΊWe'll have to pay a $50,000 kickback to the school's principal if we want to get the job of building their new assembly hall.
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π kickback πΊπΈ
βπΎMeaning
a payment made, often secretly or illegally, to someone who has helped to arrange a deal or a job
βFor example
πΊSeveral corrupt politicians were arrested for getting kickbacks from companies that were given huge government contracts.
πΊWe'll have to pay a $50,000 kickback to the school's principal if we want to get the job of building their new assembly hall.
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πmajor in
πMeaning
If you major in a field of study at university or college, that field is your main area of study.
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ If you're thinking about studying at university, you'll need to think about what you'd like to major in.
π¬When I studied at university, I majored in English literature and my minor was economics.
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πmajor in
πMeaning
If you major in a field of study at university or college, that field is your main area of study.
π€For example ‡οΈ
π¬ If you're thinking about studying at university, you'll need to think about what you'd like to major in.
π¬When I studied at university, I majored in English literature and my minor was economics.
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