Long ago，there was a man from the State of Chu.He had a（1）

valuable

valuable

（value） pearl and wanted to sell it in the State of Zheng .
    The man from Chu decided（2）

to make

to make

（make） a beautiful box in order to display the pearl and improve his（3）

chances

chances

（chance） of selling it.To make the box，he（4）

chose

chose

（choose） wood from a beautiful tree.Then he fumigated（香薰）it so that it smelled much（5）

better

better

（good）.He decorated（裝飾）the box（6）

with

with

very expensive shining diamonds.He also painted（7）

a

a

pretty picture onto the box.After he finished it，it was a sight to behold （值得一看的景象）.
    With his completed box and the pearl inside，the man travelled to the State of Zjye.aing.He had little trouble in finding a buyer.
    But，when the deal（8）

was done

was done

（do），the buyer put the beautiful box carefully into his pocket，and held out（9）

his

his

（he） hand.In it was the pearl."There you can have the pearl back，"said the man."I bought this only for the beautiful box it came in.I'm a keen collector of beautiful boxes（10）

but

but

I have no interest in pearls."