You Cannot Steal the Moon

A wise old man lived the simplest life in a little hut

at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while he
was away, a thief sneaked into the hut only to
find there was nothing in it to steal. The wise old
man returned and found him.

“You have come a long way to visit me,” he said.

“You should not return empty-handed. Please,
take my clothes as a gift. “

The thief was surprised, but he took the clothes

and ran away. The master sat naked, watching the
moon.

“Poor man,” he said. “I wished I could give him

this beautiful moon.”
You Cannot Steal the Moon

A wise old man ________ the simplest life in a

little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening,
while he _______ away, a thief _________ into
the hut only to find there ________ nothing in it
to steal. The wise old man _________ and
__________ him.

“You have come a long way to visit me,” he

________. “You should not return empty-handed.
Please, take my clothes as a gift. “

The thief was surprised, but he ________ the

clothes and _______ away. The master _______
naked, watching the moon.

“Poor man,” he ________. “I ________ I could

give him this beautiful moon.”