、Once upon a time a poor farmer tak

、Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __21__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __22__ the road. The sack was __23__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.It was not long __24__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __25__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.