STORY-A Smart Goose

Down on the farm lived a gaggle of geese. They were shiny and clean. Even their beaks gleamed. All the geese that is, except one. One little goose splashed alone in a muddy pond. He was not shiny and clean. And his beak certainly did not gleam. The other geese laughed at him. "Look at that girty goose!" they honked.Mose of the time all the geese led a very happy life. But when the full moon shone they would tremble with fear. A full moon meant only one thing... ... the fox would come!And whoosh! Down the hill he'd chase all the geese, through the woods, and all around the farm. The fox chased all the geese that is, one. He never chased the longly, little goose. One morning after a bad chase, the geese had just had enough. It was time for a talk. "Why does not the fox ever chase you?" they demanded. "Have you got a secret you are not telling us?" "No," said the dirty, little goose. "it is because of my muddy feathers They blend into the shadows so the fox can not see me. Not even by the light of a full moon."

NCE 36 A CHANCE IN A MILLION

1.We are less credulous than we used to be.
2.Modern readers would find such naive solution totally unacceptable.Yet in real life, circumstance do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which a nyone would find incredible.

NCE 34 A HAPPY DISCOVERY

1.Antique shop exert a peculiar fascination on great many people.
2.There is always hope that in its labya rinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
3. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
4.Like a science bent on making a discovery, he must cherishh the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
5.Apart from an interestinging-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.

NCE 35 JUSTIVE WAS DONE

1. Judges,however wise or eminent, are huamn and can make mistakes.
2.There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
3.Rewand or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
4.The shop assistants must have found it impossible to resisit the temptation to say "it serves him right".

NEC 32 A LOST SHIP

1.A radio message from the mainland had been receiverd by the ship's captain instructing him to give up the search.
2.Through the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.
3.Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
4.The most value find of all was the ship's log book, parts of which it was still possible to read.
5.From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.