A man was on his way to another world, either heaven (天堂) or hell (地狱). When he was halfway there, he saw a beautiful, huge _______ The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my whole life. And now I just want to eat and sleep _______ doing any work.”
The owner of the palace said, “If ________, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are many delicious _______ in my palace. And I promise that nothing needs to be done by you.”
“That is great! This must be heaven!” said the man. And he stayed in the palace.
_______, the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the owner and said, “Just eating and sleeping every day is very _______. Now I’m losing interest in this kind of life. Could you help me find a _______.
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no jobs here at all.”
After another few months, the man could not _______ it any more and went to the owner again. “I really can’t stand this kind of life any more,” he said. “If you do not offer me a job, I would _______ to go to hell rather than live here.”
The owner smiled. “________ do you think we are now?” he said. “Heaven? We are actually in hell!”
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