Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
The old man did as the dog had told him to do, and made a mortar out of the wood of the
pine-tree; but when he ground his rice in it, each grain of rice turned into some rich treasure.
When the wicked old couple saw this, they came to borrow the mortar, but no sooner did they try
to use it, all their rice turned into filth; so, in a fit of rage, they broke the mortar and burnt it.
Questions:
a) What did the dog ask the old man to do?
b) What did the rice grain turn into when the old man ground it?
c) Who came to borrow the mortar?
d) Why did the wicked couple break the mortar?
e) What do you understand from this passage?
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a) The old man did as the dog had told him to do, and made a mortar out of the wood of the
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a)What did the dog ask the old man to do?
In the dream the dog appeared and asked the old man to cut down the pine tree and make mortar for its rice pastry from it and a mill for his bean sauce.
b) What did the rice grain turn into when the old man ground it?
When the old man grounded the rice, each grain turned to some rich treasure.
c) Who came to borrow the mortar?
The wicked old couple came to borrow the mortar.
d) Why did the wicked couple break the mortar?
They broke it because all their rice turned into filth.
e) What do you understand from this passage?
That we should never be greedy.
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