The Farmer and the Cow Once there was a farmer who had a very old and thin cow. It didn't give much milk anymore, just a cup or , two a day. The farmer's wife decided that they had to sell it. “Go to the market,” she said to her husband, “and sell our cow “But nobody will buy A an old cow!” said the farmer. "Well, tell everyone that she B looks old, but in reality, she is wonderful and gives us a lot of milk.” The farmer agreed. He stood with the cow all day c at the market telling unbelievable stories about the wonderful cow. His love for the cow grew with his own stories, and by the D of the day he started believing in them. When no one bought the cow, he said to himself, "Why did I E decide to sell such a fantastic cow?” and went home happy. 1) long 2) even 3) such 4) back 5) end 6) so 7) only