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The Tadpole

Once upon a time, there was a poor girl living in the decrepit home in the forest. She live with her mother. Her mother always looked for some fishes in the river. The fishes would be sold in the market in the nearby village. The girl always helped her mother to sell it. she walked alone to go to the market. She had to go through the forest and through the rice field to get to the market. The money from the sale of fishes would be used to buy the rice and other necessity. 

One day, when the girl would be bought the rice, she met a hungry old man. The old man asked to the girl to give him some money. The girl felt pity for him. She felt so confused. Then, she dicided to give a half of her money to the old man and the rest she bought the rice. The old man was very grateful. He wanted to give the girl something as a thank you. He only had some of minnows, a tadpole and a spoon. Then, he asked to the girl to choose one of them. The girl chose the tadpole because she thought that the tadpole might not be too valuable to him. After that, the old man said that she had to take care the tadpole.

Till at home, the girl apologized to her mother because the half of the money she given to the hungry old man and he gave me the tadpole instead. Her mother was angry because then she had to look for more fishes in order to buy rice. Her mother also said that the girl was so stupid. The girl felt so sad. Then, she made a puddle to put the tadpole.

Everyday, she always took care the tadpole. Her mother was not angry with her anymore. Until the 16^th week the tadpole had turned into a frog. She had made a little big pool as a home to the frog.

In the morning, when the girl wanted to give the frog food, she saw something glittering in the pool. Then, she picked it up. She thought that it was like a gold but she still didn’t believe it. The girl called her mother to see it. Her mother was shock. Then, they went to the market to make sure that it was gold or not. The gold seller said that it was pure gold. The girl and her mother was so happy. It was mean that they were getting rich now. The girl realized that the gold was egg of the frog. After that, the girl and her mother always took care of the frog. They also helped the people who needed a help. They were always humble and not be an arrogant person.