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 The King's Secret


●Secluded [adj]
  very private and quiet
  Ex: We picnicked one day on a small secluded beach and, after, lay sunbathing on the hot sand.

●Barber [noun]
  a man whose job is to cut men’s hair and sometimes to shave them
  Ex: My barber Albert wouldn't have known where to stop cutting.

●Dungeon [noun]
  a dark underground prison, especially under a castle, that was used in the past
  Ex: Gwen will be thinking I've been put in a dungeon.

It’s a folktale. Once upon a time, there lived a king who had a son with the ears of an ox. The king was ashamed of him and afraid of people knowing about him. However, everyone lived in the kingdom has heard about his son has the ears of an ox, they never said anything because they didn’t want to let the king be angry. The king finally realized he was a cruel father he had been to keep his son hidden away for so many years.

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