Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context. Once upon a time there (a) — (live) a bird. It (b) — (be) unlettered. It sang but (c) — (not recite) a word of scripture. It (d) — (hop) and it (e) — (fly) but lacked all sense of manners. The king said, "Such a bird (f) — (be) of no use. Yet it (g) — (devour) fruit from the forest, (h) — (bring) down the profits of fruiterers in the royal market." He (i) — (summon) the Minister and (j) — (command), "Educate the bird!" The task of (k) — (educate) the bird (l) — (fall) on the King's nephews, his sister's sons. The learned men of the court (m) — (deliberate) long. They (n) — (ponder) the reasons behind the ignorance of the creature in question.