A poor young artist ... (to ask) to paint a portrait of a rich lady. When the portrait ... (to finish), it (to show) to thelady's friends. Some of them thought that it was too realisticand the artist ... (to suggest) to change some details in theportrait. But the artist didn't want to change anything. Thenone of the friends had an idea. «Let's show the portrait to thelady's dog and we'll see if the picture is good or bads, he said.So the picture ... (to deliver) to the lady's house and her dog.. (to bring) before the portrait. As soon as the dog saw thepicture, it began to lick it all over. The lady ... (to please) andeverybody congratulated the artist.​