“The Judge and the Thief “There was once a man, Hassan, who kept all his money in a

box under his bed. One day, he discovered his money was missing. He asked the judge

for help.”Your Honour,” he said, “someone has stolen my money. There are many people

living in my house but I do not know who is guilty.”The judge said, “Call all your

housemates here and I shall find out who the thief is.” When all of Hassan’s housemates

appeared, the judge said, “I have some magic sticks of the same length. All of you will

be given one stick. Bring the sticks back to me tomorrow morning.

Only the thief’s stick will grow longer by 5 cm.” Frightened, the thief tried to think of a

way to cover up his theft. Finally, he found a solution – he cut the sticker shorter by

exactly 5 cm. “When my stick grows in the night, it will be the same length as the others,”

he thought, proud of his brilliant plan. The next morning, when everyone gathered in front

of the judge, the length of sticks in their hands remained the same – except the thiefs!

His was shorter by 5 cm. The judge pointed to him and declared, “It’s you who have

stolen the money

(i) Why did the thief cut his magic stick?

(ii) Which word in the passage means “clever”?​