A shepherd boy in a village used to take his herd of sheep across the fields near the forest. He felt this job was very dull and wanted to have some fun. One day while grazing the sheep, he shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is carrying away a lamb!" Farmers working in the nearby fields came running for help but didn’t find any wolf. The boy laughed and replied, "It was just fun. There is no wolf here".

The boy played a similar trick repeatedly for many days. After some days, while the shepherd boy was in the field with the herd of sheep, suddenly, a wolf came out from the nearby forest and attacked one of the lambs.

Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The farmer used to sell that egg and earn enough money to meet their family's day-to-day needs. One day, the farmer thought that if he could get more such golden eggs and make a lot of money and become a wealthy person. The farmer decided to cut the goose and remove all the golden eggs from its stomach. As soon as they killed the bird and opened the goose’s stomach, they found no eggs. The foolish farmer realized they had destroyed their last resource out of greed. 

We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.

She had organized a car to meet me at the airport.

As we flew into the airport, we could see a murky yellow smog hovering over the city.

4) Far-adverb /fɑːr/- at, to, or from a great distance in space or time:

How far is it from Australia to New Zealand?

Is the station far away?

She doesn’t live far from here.

He felt lonely and far from home.

One day, perhaps far in/into the future, you’ll regret what you’ve done.

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This happens at an airport. The airport is in Russia’s Far East. A cat lives at the airport. It gets inside a shop.

There is seafood in there. The cat is hungry. It eats some of the seafood. It has a fish and an octopus. The shop owners are unhappy about this. They must throw away a lot of the seafood. This seafood is worth 1,000 dollars.

There is a video of the cat on the Internet. Many people watch it. Some people want to find the cat. They want to take it home.

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1) Thief-noun /θiːf/- a person who steals:

The art gallery was broken into last night, and the thieves got away with two valuable paintings.

The Ass And The Driver

An Ass was being driven along a road leading down the mountain side, when he suddenly took it into his silly head to choose his own path. He could see his stall at the foot of the mountain, and to him the quickest way down seemed to be over the edge of the nearest cliff. Just as he was about to leap over, his master caught him by the tail and tried to pull him back, but the stubborn Ass would not yield and pulled with all his might.

“Very well,” said his master, “go your way, you willful beast, and see where it leads you.” With that he let go, and the foolish Ass tumbled head over heels down the mountain side.

The Ant And The Dove

A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain to reach the bank, and in pity, the Dove dropped a blade of straw close beside it. Clinging to the straw like a shipwrecked sailor to a broken spar, the Ant floated safely to shore.

Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a stone. But just as he cast the stone, the Ant stung him in the heel, so that the pain made him miss his aim, and the startled Dove flew to safety in a distant wood.

Onions and Garlic

Long ago there lived two brothers. Joshua and Eli. They lived on a farm and were very poor. Joshua worked hard every day. Eli was lazy and didn’t like to work. One day, Joshua heard of a kingdom far away.

This kingdom didn’t have onions! Hmmmm, thought Joshua. If I could sell them onions, they’d pay a lot of money!  

He asked to see the king and was granted an audience. Joshua told the king about the onions and the king was curious. He invited Joshua to make a big feast with many dishes prepared with onions.  

That evening, the king and his guests tasted the dishes.