Exercise 69 1.  What a horrible night it is! 2.  How base of him to desert you in your time of need! 3.  How hard to believe that he did such a deed! 4.  If only I had met you ten years ago! 5.  How stupid of me to forget your name! 6.  What an unhappy life he leads!                                                 *****************

Exercise 68 1. I would give anything to see you happy. 2. It was a wonderful sight there. 3. Man is a wonderful piece of work. 4. Great things might be done if men were wise. 5. An elephant is a wonderful creature. 6. He manages his sword very awkwardly. 7. I wish we two were playing like infants. 8. I wish I had the wings of a dove. 9. It is quite a large nose. 10. I wish I had a good horse. 11. I wish I were safe at home. 12. It was a great fall, my countrymen. 13. It was a very delicious meal. 14. A quiet life affords very sweet delight. 15. The camel is quite well fitted for the work he has to do. 16. You are very cold. 17. This is a very beautiful scene. 18. These mangoes have a very delicious flavour. 19. It is quite shameful of you to use a poor cripple so. 20. I wish I knew more people. 21. You have grown quite big.                       xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

A Thirsty Crow It was a pleasant morning and it was the most pleasant breakfast that Kirka, the young crow had ever had. Everything seemed very charming and cheerful. "I'm quite grown up now", he thought "Why shouldn't I fly far away and explore some new lands?" Then he flew alone across the city and came to a strange place. There was no lake, no pond, no river. "How can I get some water to drink?" he wondered " The sun is already high up and very hot now. It feels like I would die of thirst." Suddenly he discovered a pitcher near a well, but the water level was low and his beak could not reach it. He at once made a nice plan and dropped some pebbles into the pitcher until the water came up to its neck. Kirka dipped his beak and drank to his heart's content. (140 words)                          **********************