Sometimes, an old story could be so meaningful that people can
learn a lot from it. There were once three sons of a (36)
businessman. Whenever they met, the two eldest, who were twins, used
to (37) about which of them should take over his father’s
business. The youngest, who was not the least (38) took no
part in their (39) . Before they left home, the father
arranged for an (40) income to be provided for each of them
but insisted that apart from this they were able to be (41)
self-supporting. The elder twin, who had the advantage
of good looks and a striking (42) took up the stage as a
career. He was often (43) for his parts and was accordingly
unpopular with his fellow actors. (44) So,
he became an artist. But he was not successful either.
(45) The youngest son, who had no special artistic talent,
worked hard and was awarded a university scholarship. (46) .
He lived a happy life with his salary and his father’s allowance.
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Both the twin brothers earned little and so had to live main......