Open the brackets: mr. ashley, an artist, (to live) in the country and loves (to paint) cows. one day he (to paint) a picture when adela came. she said that there (to be) an ox in her garden. then she asked mr. ashley (to help) her. the artist went to see what (to go on) in the garden. what did he see there? the red ox with bloody eyes was eating the flowers. they had (to do) something. mr. ashley clapped his hands. “when i (to see) any hens in my garden,” said adela, “i’ll send for you. do you mind (to try) to drive that ox away? ” mr. ashley threw a stick and the ox (to make) its way through the door into the sitting-room. adela 11 (to put) a lot of autumn flowers in vases so the animal could 12 (to have) a nice lunch. “would you like (to make) a nice picture of that ox in my room? ” she asked. the next moment mr. ashley cried that he (to be) back and ran away. some minutes later he returned. adela wondered if he (to want) to paint the ox while it (to destroy) her room. “it (to be) your idea,” said mr. ashley and started working. suddenly the ox (to change) his plans and went away. that year the picture, “ox in a sitting-room” (to be) one of the sensations. since then mr. ashley’s success (to be) continuous.

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