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A. How much did you understand?

1. 1/b. Boreto sent his uncle to Kirdali's father because he wanted to marry Kirdali.
2. 2/c. Kirdali's father gave her to Boreto because Boreto gave him all his camels, cows, sheep and goats.
3. 3/e. Kirdali couldn't give her father any food because there was nothing in the pot.
4. 4/i. Kirdali's neighbour gave her some meat because she agreed to meet him at the well.
5. 5/a. The neighbour threw stones on to the roof of Kirdali's house because he wanted Kirdali to come out of the hut.
6. 6/h. "The first fool is my husband," said Kirdali, "because he gave my father everything he had."
7. 7/g. "The second fool is my father," said Kirdali, "because he took everything from his daughter's husband."
8. 8/f ."The third fool is the man outside," said Kirdali, "because he thinks I'm going to meet him at the well."
9. 9/d. "I am a very lucky man," said Boreto, "because my wife is beautiful, but she is clever too."

B. Find the right words

1. Kirdali's family was poor.
2. Boreto was rich because he had many camels, cows, sheep and goats.
3. Kirdali filled her pot with water ready for the meat.
4. A neighbour passed Kirdali's hut with a bushbuck on his shoulder.
5. Kirdali's husband came home with a zebra.
6. Kirdali cooked the meat and gave it to the two men.
7. The man outside threw a stone on to the roof of the hut.
8. "It's the wind," said Kirdali's father.
9. Kirdali's father was ashamed.