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A. How much did you understand?

Here is the correct order for sentences 1 to 3.

2. "Wardit is the most beautiful mule in the world!" thought the horse.
3. The horse said, “Let me marry you! Please, be my wife!"
1. The horse said: "Who is your father? I must know the family of my bride."

Here is the correct order for sentences 4 to 6.

6. "Oh,” she said. “You can see my mother every day. She lives in the palace.” 
5. "And my sister,” Wardit said, ”belongs to the priest.  Don’t you know her?” 
4. "My father is only a donkey," she thought.

Here is the correct order for sentences 7 to 9.

9. "What's the matter, my girl?" he said. "Why don't you answer me? Don't you know who I am?"
7. "You don't know me?" cried the donkey. "But Wardit, I am your ..."
8. He looked up to the sky. "Oh God," he said. "Did you see this?"

B. Finish these sentences?

The correct endings to the sentences are:

1. 1/b. The mule was clever and very proud.
2. 2/c. The horse was handsome and strong.
3. 3/a. The donkey was poor and angry.

C. Who asked these questions?

1. "How are you, Wardit?" said the horse.
2. "Where are you going?" said the horse.
3. "Who is your father?” said the horse.
4. "What are you doing here?" said the donkey.
5. "Why don't you answer me?” said the donkey.

D. Which questions did Wardit answer?

Wardit answered questions 1 and 2. She didn't answer questions 3, 4 and 5.

E. What were they feeling?

1. Just then, a poor old donkey came down the road. Wardit looked at him, and she was ashamed.
2. Wardit did not answer. Her father was angry.
3. The horse said, "Who is this foolish old donkey?" The horse was angry now.