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Key words£ºhouse,
large,
quiet,
animal |
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Genre£ºfolklore |
Topic£ºgradual
development |
Words:160 |
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"Take all those animals out of your dwelling," she
replied. |
Same house,
different size
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Author£ºUnknown |
Source£ºwww.zaban.cn |
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Nation£ºYiddish
story from Eastern Europe |
Date£º2008-8-31 |
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There was once a man who wished
his small, noisy house was larger and quieter. He went to the
wise old woman of the town and explained his need. She said, "I
can solve your problem. Just do as I say."
The man agreed.
"If you have a chicken, some
sheep, a horse, and a cow," she said, "bring them into the house
with you."
"That's a silly thing to do,"
thought the old man. But he did it anyway. Now his house was
already small, and with all those animals in it, there was no
room at all. He returned to the old woman and cried, "I need
more room! The animals are so noisy I can't think!"
"Take all those animals out of
your dwelling," she replied.
When he had
put all the animals comfortably back in the barn, the man went
into his house. To his amazement, it suddenly looked remarkably
bigger! Without the animals inside, his house was now quiet too!
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Discussion£º
1. What
was the man's problem?
2. What was the old
woman's advice?
3. How did the man's room
become bigger and quieter?
