THERE lived ____________ the valley a very wealthy merchant who ____________ not at all happy with ____________ only son. The boy showed no signs ____________ intelligence or ____________ much less any willingness ____________ work. ____________ mother always thought the best of him, however, ____________ was constantly making excuses for him. When the lad reached the age to marry, his mother begged the merchant to seek a proper wife ____________ him. The ____________ however, was too much ashamed of ____________ lazy son, ____________ in his own mind had fully decided never to have him married. But the mother had ____________ her heart on this. It was the one thing that she had been looking forward to for years. ____________ have her son remain a bachelor all his life would ____________ unthinkable. She simply would not agree to this for a moment.