Question

(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day
work​

Answer 1

The old farmer and his wife loved the dog  (a) because it helped them in their day ­to ­day work.

Why did the old farmer and his wife love the dog very much?

• The old farmer, treated the dog as if it were his own child. He'll use their chopsticks to feed the dog small bits of fish, and he'll give him as much cooked rice as he wants.

• In his dream, the dog appeared and urged him to cut down the pine tree, turn it into a mortar, and use it as if it were the dog itself. The elderly gentleman did as he was told. Each grain of rice turned into a magnificent treasure as he ground it in it.

• The pair had been generous and nice. They treated it as if it were a baby because they didn't have any children. The old dame fashioned it a blue crape cushion.

The complete question is: The old farmer and his wife loved the dog  (a) because it helped them in their day ­to ­day work.  (b) as if it was their own baby.  (c) as they were kind to all living beings.

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