Robert Bruce was the most famous of the kings of Scotland. One morning he...... (1. receive) unpleasant information. While he...... (2. think) of what he should do, his eye.....…

Robert Bruce was the most famous of the kings of Scotland. One morning he...... (1. receive) unpleasant information. While he...... (2. think) of what he should do, his eye..... (3. attract) by a spider, which wanted to fix the line on which it meant to stretch its web. Bruce.... (4. count) that the spider...... (5. try) to swing itself to another beam six times but with no result. Bruce decided if the spider........ (6. make) another attempt to fix its thread and....... (7. be successful), he..... (8. make) his seventh attempt to drive out the invaders. While Bruce..... (9. form) his resolution the spider succeeded in fixing its thread. And though Bruce never before..... (10. win) a victory, he never afterwards had any defeat.