Question

Open the brackets to make the story complete. Long, long ago, in the days when magic was still in some use, an old Wicked Witch (1. put) a King's son under a spell.[1] She (2. shut) him in a great iron Chest. Then, with the help of her magic she (3. hide) the Prince, Chest, and all, in the middle of a lonely forest. No one (4. know) what (5. become) of the Prince. The Prince's father (6. send) men far and wide but they (7. can, not) (8. find) him. Year after year the Chest (9. stand) there in the great wild forest. It so (10. happen) that a King's daughter (11. lose) her way in that forest. She (12. walk) for nine days and suddenly she (13. see) some strange Chest (14. stand) in front of her. She also (15. hear) the Chest (16. speak). The Chest (17. want) (18. know) where the girl (19. come) from and where she (20. go). She (21. answer) she (22. lose) her way. The voice from the Chest (23. say) it (24. help) the girl if she (25. promise) (26. come) back and (27. marry) him. She (28. agree).

Answer 1

1) put 

2) shut

3) hid 

4) knew 

5) had become 

6) sent 

7-8) coudn't find

9) stood  

10) happened 

11) lost 

12) had been walking 

13) saw

14) standing  

15) heard  

16) speaking 

17-18) wanted to know  

19) had come 

20) was going 

21) answered 

22) had lost 

23) said 

24) would help 

25-26) promised to come

27) married  

28) agreed

Answer 2

Certainly! It seems like you're asking for help in completing a story by filling in the blanks within the provided context. Here's the completed story:

Long, long ago, in the days when magic was still in some use, an old Wicked Witch put a King's son under a spell. She shut him in a great iron Chest. Then, with the help of her magic, she hid the Prince, Chest, and all, in the middle of a lonely forest. No one knew what had become of the Prince. The Prince's father sent men far and wide, but they could not find him. Year after year, the Chest stood there in the great wild forest. It so happened that a King's daughter lost her way in that forest. She walked for nine days, and suddenly she saw some strange Chest standing in front of her. She also heard the Chest speak. The Chest wanted to know where the girl came from and where she was going. She answered she had lost her way. The voice from the Chest said it would help the girl if she promised to come back and marry him. She agreed.

So, the completed story would read:

Long, long ago, in the days when magic was still in some use, an old Wicked Witch put a King's son under a spell. She shut him in a great iron Chest. Then, with the help of her magic, she hid the Prince, Chest, and all, in the middle of a lonely forest. No one knew what had become of the Prince. The Prince's father sent men far and wide, but they could not find him. Year after year, the Chest stood there in the great wild forest. It so happened that a King's daughter lost her way in that forest. She walked for nine days, and suddenly she saw some strange Chest standing in front of her. She also heard the Chest speak. The Chest wanted to know where the girl came from and where she was going. She answered she had lost her way. The voice from the Chest said it would help the girl if she promised to come back and marry him. She agreed.