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A. How much did you understand?

Here are some possible answers.

1. Nakrusa welcomed Delibis because he was now his guest.
2. Delibis didn't want to make the mat dirty.
3. He wanted Nakrusa to tell him a story.
4. The man didn't have a bull, so his cows couldn't have calves.
5. The man had a bull, so his cows could have calves. 
6. He wanted to know if the man was generous.
7. He wanted to know if the man had a son.
8. Hariri wasn't a child. She needed to get married soon. They liked the look of Delibis. 
9. She wanted to marry Delibis.

B. Who is talking?

1. "We have a very strange guest. Take him some water so that he can wash his feet," said Nakrusa to Hariri.
2. "Why don't you put your feet on the mat?" said Hariri to Delibis.
3. "This young man isn't crazy at all,"  said Hariri to Nakrusa.
4. "That wasn't the only thing," said Nakrusa to Hariri.
5. "The man with a hundred cows is rich now but he won't be rich for long," said Hariri to Nakrusa.
6. "What kind of man asks his guests to pay for their food?" said Hariri to Nakrusa.
7. "You have seen that strange young man sitting outside my hut," said Nakrusa to Hariri's uncles.
8. "Your daughter isn't a child now," said Hariri's uncles to Nakrusa.
9. "But it’s all so strange. I can't understand it at all!" said Nakrusa to Hariri's uncles.
10. "He's the best young man I've ever seen," said Hariri to herself.

C.  Which is the best title for this part?

We think that Hariri Shows That She Is Clever is the best answer.  Do you agree?