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Worksheet
The Young Man thought the gift he was given was gold and that all his troubles would be over. When he realized it was a brick of lead, what did he THINK and how did he feel?You want the children to recognize that he thought that every thing was going to be okay because of the gold and that he was happy.
When he realized instead of gold it was lead, he told himself that he had been “cheated” and that life was going to still be too difficult or something similar. At that point, he may have been angry or sad because the “gift” did not meet his expectation. We are making the connection between his thinking about it being “not gold”... “just lead” and his emotions of sadness, disappointment and anger.
Your children may recognize that the Young Man may have been ugly to the Old Man, because the “gift” it was not as good as he had expected.
1. What did the Young Man tell himself when he thought the “Gift” was gold?That all of his problems were over and that he would be happy.
2. What did the Young Man tell himself when he found out the “Gift” was lead?That this was a mean trick and the lead was of no value.
3. How did he feel when he discovered the “Gift” was lead? He felt disappointed and angry.
4. What was his behavior?
He was not nice to the Old Man who had given him the gift.
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