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the monks knew shawl
by arvind gupta
one day a monk came to see the great buddha
the monk wanted a new shawl
the buddha asked him what happened to your old shawl
it had become very old and thin i am using it as a bed sheet
replied the monk
the buddha asked again what happened to the old bed sheet
the bed sheet was torn so i cut it up and made a pillow cover out of it
replied the monk
the buddha asked again what happened to the old pillow cover
the pillow cover had a big hole in it so
i made a door mat out of it
replied the monk
the buddha was not satisfied he asked again
what happened to the old doormat
the old doormat had broken down into threads
i made a cotton wick out of them for my lamp
replied the monk
the buddha smiled on hearing this
and gave the monk a new shawl
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Essential vocabulary encountered in this story, categorized by difficulty with definitions and phonetics:
simple past and past participle of satisfy
To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
third-person singular simple present indicative of comment
simple past and past participle of happen
A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.