The Hidden Treasure - A short moral story for kids

This is a short story about how hard work

rewards?
There was an old man living (1)in his
village. He had four sons (2)and they were
very lazy. The old man fell sick (3)and was
counting his last days in bed. He worried a
lot (4)about his sons future as the young men hesitated a lot (5)to work. The sons
believed (6)that luck would favour them.
The old mans health deteriorated every day (7)and decided (8)to talk (9)to his sons
(10)about their future. However, his sons did not listen to him. The Old man played a
trick to let their sons realize the importance (11)of work.
One day, the old man called all his sons (12) and let them sit near him (13)in his bed. He
said he had a treasure box (14) with gold coins (15)and expensive gems (16)for them
(17)and wanted (18)to share the treasure equally (19)and lead a happy, prosperous life.
The young men were very happy (20)and asked where his father placed the treasure. The
old man replied them (21)Oh! I cannot exactly remember the place where I had hidden
the treasure (22)from the others. However, the treasure box is buried (23)in our land.
Im really not sure (24)about the place where I had hidden the treasure box.

(25) Even though the lazy young sons were happy, they were sad (26)that the old man
forgot the place where the treasure was hidden. After a few days, the old man died. The
sons decided (27)to dig the land (28)to find the treasure box.
They worked very hard (29)and dug their land. They could not find any treasure box in
the land. They decided (30)to dig a spot (31)in their land (32)that remained a bit
different (33)from the rest (34)of the area. The sons believed (35)that the treasure
was buried (36)in (37)that spot. They dug the specific spot so deeply, got nothing (38)but
water.
A passerby who noticed the dug land (39)and water flowing (40)from a spot talked (41)to
the sons (42)about agriculture. They sowed vegetable seeds (43)and planted greens
(44)and flower plants (45)in their land. Since the land became very fertile (46)with
abundant water, within a few weeks the land became a fertile garden (47)with nutritious
vegetables (48)and greens. The young sons sold the vegetables (49)at a good price
(50)and earned a good amount (51)of money.
(52)Then they realized (53)that it was the hard work (54)that was mentioned as
Treasure Box by their father. They defeated their laziness, worked hard, earned more
money (55)and lived happily.
Hard Work Always Pay

ANALYSIS the relevance and purpose behind the use of conjunction, preposition and
interjection.

Number
1

Word /sentences
old man living (1)in his

Word classes
Preposition

village
2

old man lives.

He had four sons

Conjunction

(2)and they were very

3

lazy
The old man fell sick

last days in bed

He worried a lot

Conjunction

Preposition

Preposition

hesitated a lot (5)to

6

(6)that
7

sons
luck

To relate his concern with his sons

future.

future
the young men

work
The

To make a link that the men is sick

and going to die.

(4)about his sons

5

To make connection between the sons

and their laziness.

(3)and was counting his

4

Relevance and purpose

To show personal states where the

believed

To show what the young men

hesitated to do.

Conjunction

To denote supposition of the sons.

Conjunction

To denote the consequence the old

would

favour them.
The old mans health
deteriorated every day

man did because of his dying.

(7)and decided (8)to

8

talk (9)to his sons

The old mans health

Preposition

To show what the old man act.

Preposition
Preposition

To show the character of the sons.

Regarding the sons future

deteriorated every day

(7)and decided (8)to
9
10

talk (9)to his sons

to talk (9)to his sons
8)to talk (9)to his sons

11

(10)about their future

let their sons realize

Preposition

the importance (11)of

12

work
One day, the old man

To relate between work and their

importances.

Conjunction

called all his sons (12)

To make addition of the old mans

acts

13

and let them sit near

sit near him (13)in his

Preposition

To show the position where they sit.

14

bed
he had a treasure box

Preposition

To show the possession in the

15

(14) with gold coins

he had a treasure box

Conjunction

treasure box.
To make addition about the content in

(14) with gold coins

16

(15)and expensive
he had a treasure box

the treasure box.

Conjunction

(14) with gold coins

To indicate purpose of the treasure

box is.

(15)and expensive gems

17

(16)for them
he had a treasure box

Conjunction

To make addition about issues

Preposition

Express the commands or action need

(14) with gold coins

(15)and expensive gems
(16)for them (17)and
wanted (18)to share
18

the treasure equally

he had a treasure box
(14) with gold coins

to do

(15)and expensive gems

(16)for them (17)and
wanted (18)to share
19

the treasure equally

to share the treasure

Conjunction

Denotes effect (prosperous life) of

equally (19)and lead a

20

happy, prosperous life

The young men were

the action (sharing)

Conjunction

very happy (20)and

Denotes the addition of the boys

action.

asked where his father

21

placed the treasure

21)Oh! I cannot

Interjection

exactly remember the

To indicate the expression of the old

man.

place where I had

22

hidden the treasure

Oh! I cannot exactly

Preposition
To indicate the point where the

remember the place

treasure is hidden.

where I had hidden the

treasure (22)from the
23

others
The treasure box is

Preposition

To indicate the location of their land

24

buried (23)in our land

Im really not sure

Preposition

To explain the place where the

(24)about the place

treasure box is hidden.

where I had hidden the

25

treasure box.
(25) Even though the

Conjunction

lazy young sons were

26

happy, they were sad

They were sad

To show the consequence of their

feeling.

Conjunction

(26)that the old man

To explain what the cause of their

sadness.

forgot the place where

the treasure was
27

hidden.
The sons decided
(27)to dig the land

Preposition

Show what the sons decided to do.