theboywould____theoldmanafraud.此处的prove能用show
HighintheHimalayanmountainslivedawiseoldman.
Periodically,heventureddownintothelocalvillagetoentertainthevillagerswithhisspecialknowledgeandtalents.Oneofhisskillswasto"psychically"tellthevillagersthecontentsintheirpockets,boxes,orminds.
Afewyoungboysfromthevillagedecidedtoplayajokeonthewiseoldmananddiscredithisspecialabilities.
Oneboycameupwiththeideatocaptureabirdandhideitinhishands.Heknewofcourse,thewiseoldmanwouldknowtheobjectinhishandswasabird.
Theboydevisedaplan.
Knowingthewiseoldmanwouldcorrectlystatetheobjectinhishandswasabird,theboywouldasktheoldmanifthebirdwasdeadoralive.Ifthewisemansaidthebirdwasalive,theboywouldcrushthebirdinhishands,sothatwhenheopenedhishandsthebirdwouldbedead;ifthewisemansaidthebirdwasdead,theboywouldopenhishandsandletthebirdflyfree.Sonotmatterwhattheoldmansaid,theboywouldprove（此处的prove能用show）theoldmanafraud