Oncetherewasarichmanwholivedwithhiswifeandchild.HelovedthechildsomuchthathesenthimtoOxforduniversityfortwoorthreeyears.Attheendofthefirstyearattheuniversity,thisyoungstudentcamehome.Hewantedachange.AndhealsowantedtotellhisparentsaboutOxford.
Ithappenedonenightthatthefather,themotherandtheyoungstudentweresittingatsupper.Theyhadinfrontofthemonlytwochickens.Justastheywereabouttobegineating,thefathersaid,"Myboy,IhavespentalotofmoneyonyoutosendyoutoOxford.NowIwanttoknowwhatyouhavelearned."Thesonsmiledandsaid,"Father,Ihavestudiedasciencewhichcanprove(证明)thatthesetwochickensontheplatearereallythreechickens.""Well,"saidthefather,"ThisissomethingIwouldlikeverymuchtoknow.""Therearetwochickensontheplate,"saidthestudent.Hetookoneofthechickensinhishandandsaid,"Hereisonemore;andoneandtwomakesthree.Soherearethreechickens."Thenthefathertookoneofthechickenstohimself,gavetheothertohiswife,andsaid,"Iwillhaveoneofthechickensmyself,yourmothershallhaveanother,andyoucanhavethethirdforyoursupperandnothingelse."Thefatherkepthiswordandsothestudentwentwithouthissupper.
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小题1:The rich man loved his son very much ,  so he __________.