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The ShadowTheShadowA scholarwho usedto livein acold regiontook atrip to a placeof tropicalweather.〃・,He stayedin the house allday becauseit wastoo hotto goout.Phew Itis sohot.I can〃t evengo outside.At night,people cameout from their housesto getfresh air.The scholaralso wentoutof hishouse andlooked aroundhere and there.There area lotof peoplehere.Now Ifeel better.But howcome thehouse acrossthe streetis soquiet”“Music flowsfromthehouse,and suchbeautifulflowers arein thehouse.There mustbe apretty womanliving inthat house.Then,one evening.,“That houseis quietagain.The onlything thatmoves inthehouseis my shadow.z Thescholaracted asif hewas talkingto hisown shadow.Suddenly,his shadowon thehouse wentinto theinside thehouse.The scholarwas shocked.Then,the nextday.How canI losemy ownshadow Peoplewill laughat me.Phew.What amI goingto do Ifeel awful.What amI going todonow”,In atropical region,everything grewreally fast.Fortunately,the scholars shadowgrewa lotin aweek.〃Then,one evening.Someone visited the scholar.Who isit Pleasecome in.A well-dressedgentleman cameinto hishouse.Excuse me,but havewe meetbefore”The gentlemananswered.Dont,you recognizeme Well,I guessyou venever imaginedthat Iwould showup infront ofyou withthiskind oflook.I havebeen enjoyingmy own life verymuch sinceI leftyou.Then,you must,be.z Thatsright!I amyour shadow./z“How amazing!How canthis happenAnd howare youdoing”〃,I willtell youeverything.But promiseme onething beforeI tellmy story.Don tyouever tellanyone thatI usedto beyour shadow.,z〃I promise!,z〃I wentinto thehouse acrossthe streetand meta Goddess.I learneda lotof thingswhileI wasstaying therewith her.Then,she allowedme tolive myownlifeall bymyself.SometimesI gavesevere punishmentsto badpeople.People alwayswelcomed mewherever Iwas.They justlovedme.z,“ReallyThat,s amazing!How canthis happen〃Ive to go now.See younext time.z,A fewyears later,the shadowvisitedthe scholar again.The scholarwas writinga book,but hewas sosad becauseno oneread hisbook.He felttired ofwriting.You lookvery exhausted./z〃No onecan understandmy book.,z Youhave totake arest.Lets gotoaspa.I willpay for〃the tripfor you.Instead,you shouldbe myshadow.0h god!Do Ireally have to beyour shadow”,After longthinking aboutthe shadows suggestion,thescholardecided togo onthe tripand beashadow.There werelots ofpeople inthe spa,and aprincess wasone ofthem.The princesssaw〃〃the shadow and thought,He isso nice.I want togoout withhim.She met the shadow.She likedhim verymuch becausehe kneweverything.The shadowpointed〃〃to thescholar andsaid,He ismyshadow.If youwanttoknow aboutsomething,please askhim.“You lookso smart.The princessdecided toget marriedto theshadow.〃The shadowmetthescholar andsaid,I amgoingtomarry theprincess.You cancome to〃the castleand livewith us.But youhave to be myshadowandhavetolive undermy feetforever.,〃No,that doesnt makeany sense.You areMY shadow.The shadowput thescholar in prison,and〃then hetold theprincess.My shadowis outof hismind.He keptinsisting thatI amhis shadow.〃There seemstobeno chanceof hisrecovery.I willhelp himto disappearquietly.“Yes,you〃need tohelp him.The princessandtheshadow finallygot married.But thescholar diedinprison.,Whatever comesyour way,don tforget tokeep yourself-esteem.。