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Many years passed, and the lazy sons still lived at home. The tall son was still skinny.
The short son was even fatter. The third son was now bald. The old man was very old,
very sick, and too tired to work. His farm was falling into disrepair, and the vineyard
was overgrown and neglected.

One night, the old man called his sons into his room. "My sons, I am very old, very
sick, and very tired. I will not live much longer. There is something that I must tell
you before I die. I have hidden something very special in the vineyard. Find it and it is
yours."

The old man passed away that night, and in the morning the sons talked.
The first son asked, "What do you think Father hid in the vineyard?"

"Don't know," the second son replied, "but he must have put it there years ago.
He has been too old, too sick, and too tired to go into the vineyard for many years."

"I agree," said the first son, "but what do you think it could be?"
The third son guessed, "It must be money, and a lot of it.
This farm was rich once. If we find that money, we'll never have to work."

Spot It!

The sons dug up some
interesting finds in the
field. See if you c t
these three ‘tre ures’
i t p ic re.

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