The woman had a son who had gone to a distant place to __9__ his fortune.Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a

　　__10__

　　for him.For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his

　　__11__ return.

　　That evening, there was a knock on the door.Opening it, she was surprised to find her

　　__12__ standing there.He had grown thin and lean.His clothes and shoes were

　　__13__.He was hungry, starved and __14__.

　　Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n)

　　__15__ I’ m here.When I was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒)．I would have died, but for a whole __16__ an old hunchback gave me.”

　　As the mother heard those words, her face turned

　　__17__.She leaned against the door for

　　__18__

　　.Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have

　　__19__ her own son!

　　It was then that she realized the __20__

　　of the words: “The evil you do remains with you.The good you do, comes back to you！”

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇寓言故事。一位印度母亲每天在给家人煎饼时，都多煎一个，以便放在窗台让路过的饿着肚子的人吃。每天都是一个驼背老人来拿去吃了，吃后也没句感激之类的话，只是说：“恶有恶报，善有善报！”该妇女看后很是生气，第二天在给这人的饼里下了毒，但在其放到窗台时，手直发抖，故将毒饼扔进火中，再煎了一只饼。当晚其外出挣钱的儿子归来，告诉她，要不是一位驼背老人给了他一个完整的饼，他也许就没有力气走回家。

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