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A. How much did you understand?

The right order of these sentences is 2, 3, 1.

One day, Adiberga's mother said to her oldest son, "You are a man now. You must find a wife, and marry her."

"My sister, Adiberga, is the most beautiful girl in the world. Where can I find a girl like her?"

"Mother," he said. "I will never marry another woman. I want my sister, and I will have her."

The right order of these sentences is 6, 5, 4.

"I am not your brother," her second brother said. "I am your brother-in-law." And he put down his leg.

"I am not your mother," her mother answered. "I am your mother-in-law." And she put down her leg.

Her fourth brother put down his leg. "Yes, dear sister, you can come in," he said.