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Rearrange the following sentences so as to form a summary of the poem.a. The peaceful sleep had given Ben Adhem courage, and he asked the angel: bright as a beautiful flower, he saw an angel writing in a book of gold. What are you writing? The vision looked up, and with a sweet and friendly look, answered: ‘I am writing the names of all the people who love the Lord.’b. The angel wrote and vanished. The next night the angel came again, in a great flash of light (that woke Abou), and showed the names of those who had been blessed by the love of God. And look! Adam’s name was at the top of the list.c. One night Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) woke from a deep, peaceful dream. In the moonlight that was making his room as bright as a beautiful flower, he saw an angel writing in a book of goId.d. ‘And is mine one of those names?’ asked Abou. ‘No, it is not,’ replied the angel. Abou, still cheerful, spoke more softly and said: ‘Then please, put my name down as one that loves other people.’

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One night Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) woke from a deep, peaceful dream. In the moonlight that was making his room as bright as a beautiful flower, he saw an angel writing in a book of gold. The peaceful sleep had given Ben Adhem courage, and he asked the angel:

What are you writing? 

The vision looked up, and with a sweet and friendly look, answered: 

‘I am writing the names of all the people who love the Lord.’

 ‘And is mine one of those names?’ asked Abou.

‘No, it is not, ’ replied the angel.

Abou, still cheerful, spoke more softly and said:

Then please, put my name down as one that loves other people.’ The angel wrote and vanished. The next night the angel came again, in a great flash of light (that woke Abou), and showed the names of those who had been blessed by the love of God. And look! Adhem’s name was at the top of the list.



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