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 A. How much did you understand?

These sentences retell the story. Are they true or false?

1. The young man and the girl met when the girl was going to fetch water.
   False. She was looking after her father's goats.
2. The girl agreed to run away with the young man.
   True
3. The young man, his friend and the girl walked all night, and in the morning they were hungry.
   True
4. The girl told the young man to find her some food.
   False. She said, "Let's find something to put in our mouths."
5. The girl wanted to find twigs to brush their teeth.
   True
6. In the middle of the day, the young man's friend rested with his shoes on.
   False. The young man rested with his shoes on.
7. Some kind people in a village gave them food to eat.
   True
8. The young man, his friend and the girl didn't finish eating all the meat.
   False. The plate was empty. The meat was finished.
9. The girl married the young man's friend.
   True

B. What did the girl mean?

1/b "Let's find something to put in our mouths." "Let's find some twigs to brush our teeth with."

2/c "Why don't you rest?" "The young lady sees your shoes. Why are you still wearing them?"

3/a "Some of the meat is still left. Let's get rid of it." "Some of the meat is stuck between our teeth. She wants us to get it out."

C. Where, what, when, who?

1. What was the girl doing when the boy met her?
   She was looking after her father's goats.
2. When did the young man come to take her away?
   The next night
3. Where did the young man want to take her?
   To his home/To his village
4. When did they sit down to rest?
   Midday
5. Who gave them some food?
   Kind people in a village
6. What did the girl use to clean her teeth?
   A thorn
7. In the evening, the three travellers arrived somewhere. Where was it?
   The house of the sheikh
8. Who said, "I made a mistake."?
   The young man