The poor old man came to the palace ______. A. to get his father’s gold back B. to get the bag of gold C. to tell the king a true story
At last a poor old man came to the palace. He was carrying a big jar (坛子) . The old man went into the king’s room and said, "Oh, King, your good father was once a poor man and my father was rich. They were very good friends. My father gave your father a large jar, like this one, and it was full of gold. Your father promised (答应) to give back the gold when he became rich. But he didn’t give it back. Now I’ m poor and you are rich. And I want the gold."
The king said, "I don’t believe that story. The jar is very big. There isn’t enough gold in all my country to fill that jar. My father didn’t tell me anything about a large jar full of gold."
"All right." the old man said, "Never mind. If you don’t believe the story, give me the bag of gold, please." The king remembered the rule and gave the man the bag of gold.