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Once there l(ived) an old man. He liked gold b(etter) than anything else in the world. He often said "If I have plenty of gold ,I shall be the h(appiest) man in the world." One day, when he was traveling in the desert , the old man lost his w(ay).He was very h(ungry) and thirsty , but there were only rocks a(round) him. Just then he f(ound) a bag lying on the sand , he hoped he would find water and food in it . He saw that the bag was f(ull) of gold. He was so sad that he therw away the bag and began crying.
Now the old man k(new) that there was something better than gold in the world.