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Once upon a me, ere was a man who aveled wi his camel and his goods rough a desert. A desert baked by e erce rays of e sun. A desert whose ja ed horizon vibra d. S p by s p, e man would lead his camel and walk over countless mountains of dunes. Whenever e man grew hungry, he would lead his camel e bo om of a hi at shel red em om e sun and ok out wa r and food feed himself and his camel. Whenever e sun sets, he would set up a nt and slept un l sunrise. He walked and walked for ano er dozen days. He walked and walked un l he came across an odd s ne. In ont of e man, laid a black s ne and a short shovel. Bo e shovel and e black s ne are heavily wea ered and half buried in e sand. Out of curiosi , e man picked up e s ne wi wrapped hands. e s ne was black, a black so dark it seemed be absorbing light. e man observed e s ne, and found out at what was carved on e s ne was a sen nce in e capital: “A DOZEN GOLD COINS, 2 FEET BELOW.” e man was very happy but do also doubt e credibili of a s ay s ne. “Oh, a few minu s dig surely wouldn’t hurt,” e man said himself. He unloaded e bags of food and wa r e ground and picked up e shovel. He held e s ne in one hand, ed e rope a aching his camel at wrist, and held e shovel in e o er hand, he knelt and star d di ing. 1 ggeththththtttthtitothththttethttht'etotrtththThtetoththtoththTtothTtoththtyththtoththttothtrfotitht itethttetothtrfhtethtltthtththtetetetgghtifhthttrthtit

e man dug and dug, and found e sand soft and hot under e af rnoon sun. He dug and dug, his shovel swiping and ashing o lights om e sun. He dug and dug, ought about ings he could buy wi gold coins in a market afar. Soon, e man’s shovel clicked when he dug it in e sand, and e man quickly removed e sand and uncovered a dozen coins of gold. e man was so happy, but he found e rope o short at it preven d him om reaching down. A docile camel on its own couldn t go o far anyways, so he un ed e rope around his wrist. Whilst he was doing it, he realized wi a jolt at e carved words on e s ne said, “A BAG OF GOLD COINS, 3 FEET BELOW.” e man was very happy, and he is asser ve at what was carved on e s ne must be ue. “Oh, a few minu s dig surely wouldn’t hurt,” e man said himself and picked up e shovel. e man dug and dug, and rubbed e sweat om his forehead. He dug and dug, feeling sore on his bent knees. He dug and dug, inking how a weal y man he wi become. A minu la r, e man’s shovel crashed in some ing hard, and e man quickly removed e sand and uncovered a bag of coins of gold. e man was very happy, but he felt so hot at he ok o his coat and hurled it up e bank of e hole. Whilst he was doing it, he realized wi raised eyebrows at e carved words on e s ne said, “A BOX OF GOLD COINS, 4 FEET BELOW.” e 1 hTothththtththttfoththT hththtthtettlhthtrfhthT httht'etrtoththtithTothththtthtitot'rfethtoththT hththtthtthththtrfflfethththT

man was so happy indeed, and he knew what was carved on e s ne must be ue. “Oh, a few more minu s’ dig surely wouldn’t hurt,” e man said himself and picked up e shovel. e man dug and dug, ignoring e sweat and blood on his hands, and grasped e handle ght. He dug and dug, ignoring his heavy brea at couldn’t catch up. He dug and dug, longing for his shovel hit some ing hard. He dug, despi e soreness spreading a over his body. He dug, despi e cruel rays baking e back of his neck. Fina y, his shovel hal d wi a ud. A soft ud was just loud enough be heard by a despera man. e man quickly removed e sand and uncovered a heavy box of coins of gold. e man was indeed happy. Despi so much gold he got, he ok a good look at e black s ne, but any carvings on e s ne had magica y disappeared. However, enough gold ere was. “Oh, such a weal y man I am,” e man exclaimed, and wi at, he star d climbing wi a e gold ed around his chest. e sun is se ing, and e sky along wi e sand were growing orange. e air is sour om e sweat, making it harder brea . e belt he used e e gold were so ght at his shoulders hurt. e man climbed and climbed, his hands burned om clinging e rough, sandy wa . He climbed and climbed, kept slipping om e eroded sand. He climbed, grun d and 1 ethtrfllhttrfhThtithtitthThtthtrfhThtthttthTithtltethtthththtllothtothtotthT hthTtththttetllhthttlhtthtthttithththT htthtetrtotht

coughed as he did so. He climbed, each me he held less s eng in each heave, but s couldn’t let go of e heavy gold. Fina y, e man fe , and so did e sand wa s. e man yelped wi a his remaining s eng , but soon his voice was buried along wi himself. Every ing was paci c again like no ing had happened at a . On e sandy ground laid only a black rock and a short shovel, each heavily wea ered and half buried in e sand. Simple sentence Complex sentence Compound sentence Compound-complex sentence Parallel words or phrases Correlative conjunctions VFA words 1 hththt llhtifht thtrtlthTllhtllhtll htlittrtit