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4. ‘That’s a lot of land you’ve earned yourself!’
a. Who said these words?

b. Did Pakhom hear these words? Why?

c. How much land did Pakhom ultimately get?

C. Refl ect and answer.

1. What was different about the way the Bashkirs offered the land?

2. According to the narrator, how much land does a man really need? What lesson
does this story teach us?

Vocabulary

Read the following sentences.

Pakhom fell forward grasping the cap.

Pakhom fell forward clasping the cap.

The words grasping and clasping both mean holding something tightly. Using either of these
words is correct. Therefore, the words grasp and clasp are synonyms.

Find synonyms of the underlined words from the lesson and rewrite the sentences.
Make other changes if necessary.

1. Suheil belongs to a family of farmers.

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2. Richa was excited to receive a little bunny.

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3. She is an aspiring actress.

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4. During the drought the land was dried out.

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5. The five-hour drive was extremely tiring.

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