Question

Develop the following outline into a story. Suggest an apt title also (150-200 words).

Three friends __________ neighbours ________exemplary friendship. They leave ______ livelihood _________ reach forest______ tired ______ find a purse full of gold coins _________ happy _____ division _______ equal parts. Very hungry ________ one sent to market _________ he eats _____ himself ________ poisons food. Others think _______ fifty-fifty share _______ they attack friend who has brought food ______ kill him ________ eat food ______ poisoned ______ die. All lose life.

Answer 1

Once upon a time there lived three friends. Their names were Punit, Samarth and Pawan. They were exemplary neighbours. Difficult days gripped them. They left their town in search of livelihood. They reached a dense forest and by that they were dog-tired. When they were settling to retire they found a purse full of gold coins. Their happiness knew no bounds.They decided to divide it into three equal parts.

Being hungry they decided to satisfy their hunger first. Punit and Samarth sent Pawan to fetch food from the roadside eatery that was on the outskirts of the forest.A terrible idea flashed in the mind of Pawan.He said to himself, ‖Why to share the booty. If I poison the food , they will die and I will be sole master of the treasure.‖ Accordingly he mixed poison in the food meant for Punit and Samarth. Punit and Samarth also thought to kill Pawan and divide the treasure between them on the fifty-fifty norm. When Pawan came back they killed him. Before dividing the booty they settled down to have food. Eating the poisonous food they fell down dead. Thus purse of gold coins stared at them and grinned loudly.

Title: Three friends and a purse of gold coins