THE RICHEST MAN OF THE TOWN
THE RICHEST MAN OF THE TOWN
Long time ago in a class room one teacher made one question to his pupils.
What is the richest man of this town?
The first child whose her family was the most important family in the town said: "The richer man is my father because owns a lot of money and goods." But he isn't able to help his servents or anyone poor children in the street.
Could be, Could be!! said the teacher...
The second boy whose family lived in the farm around the fields and animals told:
"The richer man is the mine because he can recollect a lot of fruits and vegetables.
If he want he'll give food to all people in the town however he is very shelfies and
Its posible!! Could be!! said the teacher...
The third boy who don't have parents and lived with his poor grandmother told.
My grandmother is the richer woman because she need only few to survive.
When she asked for money in the front door of church she always give a great smile to all people and tell their "A giving hand never goes empty" so her pot always was full.
The teacher and all class smiled all together
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(Part 2 of my correction)
The second boy, whose family lived in the farm around the fields and animals, told _________ (the class or the teacher), "The richer richest man is the mine my father because he can recollect collect (or "harvest") a lot of fruits and vegetables.
If he want he'll give food to all people in the town however he is very shelfies and (My suggestion: "If he wanted to, he could give food to all the people in the town. However, he is very selfish and probably won't.")
"It's possible!! Could be!!" said the teacher...
The third boy, who don't didn't have parents and lived with his poor grandmother, told ______ (the class or the teacher), "My grandmother is the richer woman because she needs only few a little to survive. ("only a few things" or "only a little money" are other options)
When she is asked for money in at the front door of church, she always gives a great smile to all people and tells their them, "A giving hand never goes empty," so her pot always was full.
The teacher and all the class smiled all together. (or "and all the students")
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Did I understand correctly? Do other poor people ask the grandmother for money and she gives them a little bit of money, even though she does not have very much money herself?
Or perhaps she asks other people if they can please give her a little money...and kind people give her enough that she can buy food for her family...and then she and her grandson are content (happy) and don't wish for more. If this is the meaning you intended, then the sentence can start like this: "When she asks for money at the front door of church."
I wish the ending were a little more clear to me. A few words changing one way or the other can change the moral of the story. In the first way I wrote about it, the lesson is "be generous." In the second way I wrote about it, the lesson is "be satisfied with what you have, as long as it is enough." Both endings can make sense with the rest of the story.
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When we use the verb tell (told), we often need to say who we are talking to. There are a lot of good examples sentences for "tell" at this webpage: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/tell
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THE RICHEST MAN OF THE TOWN
A long time ago in a class room one teacher made asked one question to his pupils. (or ¨asked his students one question.¨) What Who is the richest man of this town?
The first child, whose her family was the most important family in the town, said: "The richer richest man is my father because owns a lot of money and goods. But he isn't able to help his servants or anyone any poor children in the street.¨
¨Could be, Could be!!¨ said the teacher...
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Hello Moisés. I will correct the second half of your notebook tomorrow.
I have written in green the words that will be correct or that will sound more natural. The words in red are the original words that should be replaced by the words written in green. The words in orange are optional changes -- perhaps suggestions or additional alternatives.
¨Long ago¨ and ¨A long time ago¨ are two equally good options. ¨Long ago¨ is sometimes written at the very start of fictional stories, such as fairy tales. For example, ¨Long ago in a country far, far away...¨
To use ¨richer¨ it needs to be clear that you are comparing one person to another person (The doctor is richer than the teacher.). Or you can use ¨richer¨ when comparing one group to another group or to compare one person to a group (He is richer than all of his neighbors).
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