Question

what was more tempting than rules of participles​

Answer 1

Answer:

The bright sunshiny day, birds chirping at the edge of the woods, the sight of the exercising Prussian soldiers all these seemed to Franz to be more tempting than the rules for participles.

Answer 2

The bright sunshine outside, chirping of birds on the edges of the trees, exercising Prussian soldiers, all these sights were more tempting than the rule of participles.