Once a chief (酋长）told a servant(仆人）to go to the market. "Bring me the best piece of meat that is sold in the___26___ .’’said the chief. 

The servant ___27___ at once and ran to the market. The chief was surprised when the servant came ___28___ with thetongue of a cow. 

It didn’t seem to be good to ___29___? Yet when it was prepared by the ___30___, the chief was satisfied.The meat was truly ___31___? It was quite pleasing to eat.The chief called the servant to him again. '

The tongue was ___32___ wonderful. Now go to the market again and___33___ me the worst piece of meat that is sold there.”The servant obeyed once again. He ran ___34___ to the market. Soon he came back ___35___ a piece of meat thatlooked like the first.The chief was astonished that the servant once again brought him a tongue from another ___36___? 

“What is this?” asked the chief, “When I asked you to fetch me the best piece of meat, you brought me the tongue.When I asked for the worst one, you brought me another tongue. Are you ___37___ me? ” 

The servant answered, “The tongue can be ___38___ or ugly, It can be sweet or bitter. It ___39___ the words and soundsthat arc heard by the ___40___? If a person words are kind and sweet, the tongue is at its best. It is delicious to the car. The___41___ of the tongue bring happiness. If the words we say are rude and sharp, they can be hurtful and ___42___. They canbring sadness and ___43___ 

“Thank you,” said the chief. “Your words are wise,” Then he said to his people, “May the words of all of us be ___44___and delicious to all who ___45___ them.”

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