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A. How much did you understand?

The right order of these sentences is 17, 18, 16.

17. One day, he came to the rich man's house.
18. "I have no relatives," Adiberga said. "I have only one brother, and he is disabled.”
16. "But is he disabled?" Adiberga said. "Can he walk?"

B. Words beginning with t...

1. "Come into the house. You are tired, and hungry.”
2. She washed his feet and gave him the finest food to eat, and tej to drink.
3. “My husband is not here tonight, but he will come home tomorrow.”
4. “He is a good man, but he likes to trick people.”
5. “Or perhaps he will say, 'Take my cattle to the desert. Don't let them drink water.'”

C. When...

1. 1/c. When she came home, her family was together in the hut.
2. 2/a. When the girl filled her pot, she looked down at the water, and she saw Adiberga's face.
3. 3/b. When he arrived, he stood outside the hut.

D. Showing how you feel 

Her youngest brother:

1. “Oh, my dear, dear brother!" she said. "Come into the house.”
3. “You must rest, and I will make a delicious meal for you to eat."
6. “Listen carefully to his words, and do the opposite."

Her oldest brother:    

2. He looked at Adiberga but she didn't look at him.
4. She didn’t kiss her brother.
5. Adiberga did not smile at him.