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A. How much did you understand?

Match the beginnings of these sentences with the endings from the list below.

1. Nurit was uglier than before,
2. Her father chose a good young man
3. She took Irit's hand
4. If I do not help her,
5. He and his friend began to go away,
6. She is a very beautiful girl,
7. Let me see this beautiful girl,
8. He married Irit,
9. But he and the best man took Nurit
10. If you do bad things to people,

1. and they lived happily together.
2. the woman will kill her.
3. bad things will happen to you.
4. and cut out her tongue.
5. and wise and clever, too.
6. and arranged the marriage.
7. but then they saw the python by the door.
8. and pulled her to the river.
9. but Irit was more beautiful.
10. and I will marry her.

B. Where, what, who?

1. Who pulled Irit to the river?
2. Where did the big python live?
3. What did the python do to Irit?
4. What did the bridegroom and his best man do to Nurit?
5. What did Nurit have to grind in the kitchen?

C. What do you think?

Did you like this story?

Which character did you like best?

Did you like the ending?

Did you think that Nurit was punished too much, or not enough?

Can you think of a better title for the story?

D. More things to do

This story can make a wonderful play. Act it with your friends.

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