Reading Comprehension #14019

Practice Exercise 22 C

Tales

  1. Answer the questions.

    1. What characteristics of a tale are present in this story?

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    2. Place these quotations in the correct sequence.

      ____  “I’m very sorry that you have been treated like that, Mother,”

      ____   Then, low and behold, there stepped forth from the skin a handsome young man.

      ____   "I advise you to accept the toad’s proposal, for if you do not, you, your brothers, and your           children shall be utterly destroyed.”

      ____   “Do not be angry, for one day I shall bring you good fortune. I wish to live in your house, so           please let me go with you.”

      ____   “It is utterly absurd,” they said

      ____   Then he released all the deer and rose up to Heaven, carrying his bride on his back and his           parents on his arms.

    3. What is the theme or moral of this story?

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