The Miser

by Aesop

A Miser had buried his gold in a secret place in his garden. Everyday he went to the spot,
dug up the treasure and counted it piece by piece to make sure it was all there. He made
so many trips that a Thief, who had been observing him, guessed what it was the Miser
had hidden, and one night quietly dug up the treasure and made off with it. When the
Miser discovered his loss, he was overcome with grief and despair. He groaned and cried
and tore his hair. A passerby heard his cries and asked what happened.
“My Gold! Oh, my Gold!” cried the Miser, wildly, “someone has robbed me!”
“Your gold! There in that hole? Why did in the house where could easily get it when you
had to buy things?”
“Buy!” screamed the Miser angrily. “Why, I never touched the gold. I couldn’t think of
spending any of it.”
The stranger picked up a large stone and threw it into the hole.
“If that is the case,” the stranger said, “cover up that stone. It was worth just as much to
you as the treasure you lost!”

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the title of the story?
a. The Gold b. Passerby c. The Thief d. The Miser
2. What did the thief steal?
a. Gold b. food c. stone d. book
3. Who threw the stone in the hole?
a. The stranger b. the Miser c. The dog d. the Thief
4. When the miser knew that he lost his Gold, what did he feel?
a. Happy b. grief c. Angry d. ecstatic
5. Where did the Miser bury his gold?
a. In his garden b. in his house c. in his backyard d. in his living room
6. What did the miser do every day?
a. Visit his gold in the garden
b. Goes to the supermarket
c. Throws rocks in the road.
d. Dance and sing
7. How did the miser find out that he lost his gold?
 a. When he run onto it
b. When he dug the garden
c. When he jumped
d. When he ate
8. Who heard the Miser’s cry?
a. The thief b. the dog c. the passerby d. the Miser’s wife
9. How often does he visit his Gold?
a. Every two weeks
b. Every hour
c. Everyday
d. Every month
10. What is the moral lesson of this story?
a. A possession is worth no more than the use we make of it.
b. Be kind to others, so that they will be kind to you.
c. Ignorance can be treated but stupidity is forever.
d. Everything will come into its right place.