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   In ancient times, a king had a huge rock placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would 11 the rock. Some of the king's richest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

   Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but 12 did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the rock, the peasant put down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally 13 . As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse 14 on the road where the rock had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who moved the rock away from the roadway. The peasant learned 15 many others never understand.