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Añadido: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Fill in the blanks with suitable articles to complete this story. The man and his two daughters. There was once a man who had two daughters. They were married on the same day.

[00:00:15]He married the elder daughter to a gardener and the younger daughter to a potter.

[00:00:27]A few weeks after the wedding, he went to visit the two families.

[00:00:33]First, he visited the gardener's house and he asked his elder daughter how things were going.

[00:00:42]"Fine," she said. "Things are going well and I'm happy. But, the weather is too dry.

[00:00:51]The soil needs more rain so that the plants can grow strong and tall."

[00:00:59]Then, he visited the potter's house and asked his younger daughter how things were going. "Fine," she said. "Things are going well and I'm happy. But, the weather is too wet.

[00:01:16]We need more sun so that the pottery will dry quickly in the heat." "Oh, dear," said the man.

[00:01:28]As he returned to his own house, "I was going to ask the gods to grant the girls whatever they desired. But now, I had better say nothing."