Vocabulary
conceited, overly proud, cocky
Arrogant
changing by small degrees, little by little
Gradually
extraordinary
Remarkable
a small village in the western hills of Japan.
The SETTING of the story
FIRST solution
Soak 1,000 ropes in salt water, then burn them
in a snobbish way
Haughtily
to mislead or trick
Deceive
confused especially with a great many things to worry about
Bewilderment
The cruel young lord’s decree
anyone over the age of 71 must be taken to the mountains and left to die
SECOND solution
Tie a thread around an ant, put sugar at the end of the log, let the ant find the sugar
an order, a command
Decree
a group of things or people close together
Cluster
to praise
Commend
The young farmer hides his mother
a small hidden room under the kitchen floor.
THIRD solution
Place a bumblebee in a drum, the bee will try to escape and will make the drum sound
to expel, to condemn to exile
Banish
a noisy disturbance
Commotion
undisputedly, not called into question
Undoubtedly
FIRST demand of Lord Higa
1,000 ropes of ash
Who came up with the solutions?
The young farmer’s mother
causing fear or terror, extremely bad
Dreadful
an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, or pity
Alas
SECOND demand of Lord Higa
A single piece of silk thread be threaded with a needle, through a log that curved and bent seven times
When the young farmer admits to the cruel young lord that he has hidden his mother for two years, and he now fears he and his mother will be put in a dungeon, or will be killed
This is the _______ of the story.
resolution
climax
conflict
the CLIMAX of the story
THIRD demand of Lord Higa
A drum that sounds without being beaten
The cruel lord admits he was wrong, and never again demands that the old people of the village be sent to the mountains to die
Is this the _________part of the story
resolution
climax
conflict
the RESOLUTION of the story.