A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, 1_______________ and had lost all his teeth. One day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house, the shepherd said, 'I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, 2______________.' But his wife said, 'Pray let the poor faithful creature live. He has served us well a great many years, so we ought to give him a job for the rest of his days.' 'But what can we do with him?' said the shepherd, 'He has not a tooth in his head 3_________________. Tomorrow shall be his last day.'
Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, 4_________________ and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day, so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf, who lived in the wood, and told him all his sorrows 5_______________. 'Make yourself easy,' said the wolf, 'I will give you some good advice. Your master, you know, goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field and they take their little child with them and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now you lie down close by the child 6________________ and I will come out of the wood and run away with it. You must run after me as fast as you can and I will let it drop, then you may carry it back and they will think you have saved their child and 7 ____________________.' The dog liked this plan and so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way, the shepherd and his wife screamed out, but Sultan soon caught up with him and carried the poor little thing 8_________________. Then the shepherd patted him on the head and said, 'Old Sultan 9__________________ and therefore he shall live and be well taken care of and have plenty to eat. Wife, go home and give him a good dinner and let him have my old cushion to sleep on as long as he lives.' So from this time forward Sultan had all 10____________.