## Exercises for The Two Travellers

Back to the story

A. How much did you understand?

In the story there were two brothers. One of them was rich, and the other was poor.

Put sentences 1, 2 and 3 in the right order.

1. "They are your children, not mine.”
2. “Good. I like chicken."
3. "I am a poor man. There is nothing for you in my house."

Then the travellers went to the poor man’s house. They were tired and wanted to stay the night.

Put sentences 4, 5, and 6 in the right order.

4. "Look, here is food for all of us."
5. “We are tired and..."
6. “We have no food tonight.”

The travellers spent the night at the poor man’s house.

Put sentences 7, 8, and 9 in the right order.

7. “You had very little, but you wanted to share it with us."
8. "Those good men, our guests, have made us rich!"
9. “They were good spirits. God sent them to us.”

B. Who says?

Look at sentences 1, 2 and 3 in Exercise A

Who says sentence 1? ……

Who says sentence 2? ……

Who says sentence 3? ……

Look at sentences 4, 5 and 6 in Exercise A

Who says sentence 4? ……

Who says sentence 5? ……

Who says sentence 6? ……

Look at sentences 7, 8 and 9 in Exercise A

Who says sentence 7? ……

Who says sentence 8? ……

Who says sentence 9? ……

C. Missing words

The travellers stay at the poor man’s house.

Fill in the missing words from the story.

1. "We don't need your ……," they said.
2. They took food out of their shammas and …… it.
3. "We will sleep ……, beside your door," they said.
4. “We will not …… you again.”
5. “Thank you for your …… to us.”
6. “You had very ……, but you wanted to share it with us."

D. What is your opinion?

Was it right for the rich brother to say to his brother, "You must feed your children yourself”?

Was it right for the poor brother to welcome travellers when he had no food?

Was the poor man foolish?

Were the travellers men or spirits?

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