HAPPINESS
Lesson plan
Step 3
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Read the story and answer the questions .
The Old Man and the Sack
When Aydin was walking along the road into town he met an old man who was frowning and looking miserable . “ What ’ s wrong ?” he asked . The old man held up an old sack and moaned , “ All that I own in this wide world hardly fills this old sack .” “ Too bad ,” said Aydin , and with that , he snatched the bag from the man ’ s hands and ran down the road with it . When the old man realised that he had lost everything , he burst into tears and continued walking into town , even more miserable than before . Meanwhile , Aydin quickly ran around the bend in the road and placed the sack in the middle of the road where he knew the old man would find it . When he saw his bag in front of him in the road , he laughed with joy , and shouted , “ Oh , my lovely sack ! I thought I ’ d lost you !” Watching through the bushes , Aydin laughed . “ Well , that ’ s one way to make someone happy again !”
Adapted from a Sufi Story from the Middle East
1 . What do you think the old man had in the sack ? 2 . Why did Aydin take the old man ’ s sack ? 3 . What is the moral of the story ? 4 . Did you make anyone happy today ? If so , how ?
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