Open the brackets to make the story complete. far away in a small country , there lived two artists - a stoat and a lion . they (be)1 both good painters , but each of them (think)2 that he (can)3 (paint)4 better . one day the lion (say)5 to the stoat , "i (paint)6 pictures for ten years next month . (meet)7 me in the market square in a month at noon . each of us (bring)8 a painting and the publik (be)9 the judge" . the stoat (agree)10. on the day of the contest the whole town (come)11 to the market place . the two paintings (hang)12 on a wall , each (cover)13 by a curtain . "i (show)14 my painting first ," (cry)15 the lion , and he (draw)16 back the curtain . the crowd (begin)17 (clap)18 . suddenly some birds (fly)19 down to the painting and (try)20 to peck at the grapes in the picture . "i (win)21 ," (roar)22 the lion . "my painting (look)23 so real that it (fool)24 the birds ! and what (be)25 behind that curtain of yours ? " the stoat (smile)26 . "there (be)27 no curtain . it's my painting of a velvet curtain . the grapes in your picture (fool)28 the birds and my pictur (fool)29 you".
