In ancient times, a king had a big stone placed on a roadway. He then hid himself behind a tree and waited to see if anyone would1 the big stone out of the way.
Some officials (官员) came by and just 2 walked around it.
Many people 3 the king to keep the roadway clear again, 4 none of them did anything to get the big stone out of the way.
A (n)5 came along. He was carrying some vegetables. When he reached the big stone, he laid down (放下) his vegetables and tried to6 the big stone. After a long time, he finally7. When the farmer went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying on the road where the 8 had been.
Inside the bag, there was 9 money and a paper from the king, "It is a 10 for the person who gets the stone out of the roadway."