What Men Live By: Plot
What happens at the end of the story to Michael?
The roof of the shop opens and Michael flies back to heaven.
What were the jobs of the three brothers?
Soldier(general), businessman(merchant), and farmer
Why did the devils try to stop Ivan from working so hard?
How many years did God punish Michael to live with people?
Name the three brothers in the story. (spell their names!)
Simon, Tarras, Ivan
He spoke magic words with oak tree leaves (gold) and straw (soldiers)
Explain how Michael is taken to the shoemaker's home.
Simon - winter coat - vodka - church - naked man - new boots and his jacket - Martha - stayed with them
What did Ivan have to say to turn the soldiers back into hay?
say "so many soldiers, so much straw".
What happens to the first devil?
The first devil gets caught in Ivan's pitchfork and his tail gets cuts off
Explain, in detail, what Michael learns through the rich man's visit.
rich man - wants leather boots - Michael looks behind him and sees an angel of death - makes slippers instead - a servant comes - the man passed away - men do not know what they need & the future
What does the first devil do?
The first devil floods the meadow with water.
Explain in detail how the woman with two daughters is related to Michael.
When Michael was an angel of death, he disobeyed God because the mother he should 'kill' had two newborn baby girls. One of the girls had a limp. They were raised by another woman who was unrelated to them. Michael was then punished for disobeying God and learned that people live by love.
Explain what the three lessons Michael learned were.
1. What lives in men
2. What is NOT given to men
3. What men live by