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A. How much did you understand?

1. 1/b. God was very kind so he gave people what they asked for. 
2. 2/a. One person wanted more time in bed so he asked God to make the sun rise later. 
3. 3/g. Some people were angry when the sun rose late because they wanted to get up early to work. 
4. 4/d. A man in the field with his cows was very hot so he asked God to make the sun set early. 
5. 5/e. The woman on the road was unhappy when the sun set early because she did not want to walk in the dark. 
6. 6/h. Everyone was angry because they thought God listened to some people and not to others. 
7. 7/f. The clever fox told God not to give people what they asked for because they always want more than God can give.
8. 8/c. God listened to the fox so now the sun rises and sets at the same time every day.